SanDisk Corp.'s stock surged 5.08% during Monday's intraday trading session, extending its recent breakout momentum.
The rally follows the company's blockbuster fiscal third-quarter results, which dramatically exceeded Wall Street expectations with revenue of $59.5 billion, representing 251% year-over-year growth. The exceptional performance was driven by explosive demand for data center products amid the AI infrastructure buildout, with the company achieving a record gross margin of approximately 78%.
SanDisk disclosed it has secured five multi-year supply agreements generating minimum contract revenue of approximately $42 billion, backed by over $11 billion in financial guarantees. The company simultaneously announced a $6 billion share buyback program. CEO David Goeckeler described the quarter as a fundamental inflection point, noting the strategic pivot toward high-value AI infrastructure markets.
Multiple institutions have significantly raised their price targets following the results, with Bernstein increasing its target to $1,700 from $1,250, and other analysts setting targets as high as $2,000. The broader storage sector also showed strength during the session, with peers including Micron Technology, Western Digital and Seagate Technology trading higher.