Western Digital Corporation (WDC)

30.11 -2.12  -6.58%  Jun 01, 5:20PM Go Pro
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WDC Total Return Price Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 9.93 Nov 20 2008
Maximum 46.50 Jan 6 2010
Average 30.05

About Total Return Price

Total return price is a theoretical price that helps investors look at their returns over time, accounting for both price appreciation and dividends received rather than price alone. It is the best way to calculate the actual returns on a stock over a period of time.

YCharts' total return price assumes that all dividends were reinvested and that no taxes were collected on dividend payments. This follows Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) methodology.

When calculating the return on an investment, an investor should look both at the changes in the value of the stock price as well as the gains from dividend payments. For example, if you buy a stock for $10, its price appreciates to $15 and it pays a $1 dividend, and you sell it, you have made $5 from the change in price and $1 from dividends. This $6 increase is your total gain, and your total return is 60%.

The total return price helps you to look backward to determine an equivalent price that you would have paid to get the same returns from a stock that paid no dividends (also adjusted for splits). Let's look at the previous example again.

Assumptions:
Price paid (1/1/01): $10.00
Closing price (12/30/01): $15.00
Dividend Paid (12/31/01): $1.00
Closing Price (12/31/01): $15.00

Your total returns for the year: $6.00 or 60%

Calculating Total Return Price:

12/31/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $15.00
The most recent total return price is always equal to the current price.

12/30/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $14.00 = $15.00 x (1-$1/$15.00)
The $1 dividend was 1/15 of the value of the stock, so if you could have received the dividend immediately after buying the stock on 12/30/01, you could have paid $14 for the stock and had a stock worth $15 because of the dividend that was paid.

1/1/01:
Actual Price: $10.00
Total Return Price: $9.33 = $10 x (1-$1/$15.00)
This is exactly like the previous problem. We received 1/15th of the stock's value on 12/30/01, so looking back we need to remove this value from the historical total returns price.
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WDC News

$STX $WDC taking another beating today... $STX was at $32+ not too long ago!
about 3 days ago by alans
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about 3 days ago by jrtrader1998
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades
May 30, 2:10PM Motley Fool
Western Digital bulls back after selloff
May 30, 5:31AM optionMONSTER
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about 4 days ago by TheEquitiesRoom
Seagate, WDC shares fall on downgrade
May 29, 4:43PM MarketWatch
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about 4 days ago by stockspot
$WDC really weak in a strong tape
about 4 days ago by jrtrader1998
[$$] A Dry Season for LSI
May 29, 12:44PM Barrons.com
S&amp;P Intraday Laggard: Western Digital http://stks.co/40tx My story via @TheStreet $WDC
about 4 days ago by azendrian
Western Digital: S&P Intraday Laggard
May 29, 10:39AM TheStreet
Happy day after Memorial Day!!! My eyes I am keeping on these today: $RIG, $DECK, $SNDK, $RVBD, $CROX, $WDC $STX, $C--a mixed bag!~!!
about 5 days ago by BOFFO
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about 8 days ago by Good2go
Stumped over Seagate
May 25, 11:50AM Fool
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about 9 days ago by zozotrader
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May 22, 10:19PM Fool
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about 11 days ago by greatstockpix
$STX $WDC wtf?
about 11 days ago by johnkelly
$WDC any news???
about 12 days ago by Wallst00
Western Digital (WDC) Adds $1.5B to Buyback Plan
May 21, 8:03AM Street Insider
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May 20, 4:57AM Seeking Alpha
RT @Jpro $STX $WDC(corrected ticker; sorry for error $WD) should buy $OCZ and $STEC; Article: http://stks.co/3u9q
about 14 days ago by Jpro
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about 15 days ago by stockspot
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about 16 days ago by rocketship
$WDC down on an up day... interesting.
about 22 days ago by Sirtuan
Market Wrap Video + Additions to Watch List http://stks.co/3mmp including: $CVS, $INCY, $LNCE, $MRH, $PENN, $SYA, $WDC
about 23 days ago by StockTiger
Watch list : $DPZ 33.83 $PCYC 28.01 $INCY 23.41 $CVS 46.23 $WDC 41.11 $HT 5.54
about 23 days ago by Trade4Me
$WDC http://stks.co/3mTd Continue over $40.74 high of day was $41.09
about 23 days ago by StockTiger
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about 23 days ago by StockTiger
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Seagate Still Holding Strong
May 10, 1:10PM Fool
Dirt cheap, with exploding earnings: Time to buy Seagate and Western Digital http://stks.co/3lAT $STX $WDC #investing #stockpicks
about 24 days ago by SonaliVerma
These disk drive makers are among the cheapest stocks out there. Why they may be overlooked bargains. $STX $WDC http://stks.co/3kud
about 24 days ago by eyeonequities
WDC: Repurchases Encouraging, Says Citi
May 09, 2:56PM Barrons.com
$WDC company reported they repurchased 7.8 mil shares for $ 305M between 4/27 and May 8.... Wow.
about 24 days ago by dgnstl
$WDC filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3kBo
about 24 days ago by MarketBrief
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about 25 days ago by DrNick
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