Yahoo Finance Today's Research Reports on Trending Tickers: Seagate Technology and Western Digital
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 20, 2018 /U.S. equities closed down on Wednesday as the anticipated interest rate increase was confirmed by the Federal Reserve, following Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech. The Fed said it will raise interest rates by a quarter percentage, from 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.49 percent to close at 23,323.66, while the S&P 500 Index decreased 1.54 percent to close at 2,506.96. The Nasdaq Composite Index slumped 2.17 percent to close at 6,636.83.
According to the Vice President of State Street Global Advisors Matthew John Bartolini, “The Fed is talking out of two sides of its mouth, and that just creates more uncertainty.”
“It’s telling the market it thinks growth will slow in the future while raising its forecast for unemployment in 2020, signaling they think there will be economic turmoil just 18 months from now,” Bartolini added.
The Market Edge Initiates Coverage on:
Seagate Technology plc
https://marketedgereport.com/report/STX/
Western Digital Corporation
https://marketedgereport.com/report/WDC/
Seagate Technology’s stock moved 3.08% lower Wednesday, to close the day at $36.18. The stock recorded a trading volume of 5,129,343 shares, which was above its three months average volume of 4,246,039 shares. In the last year, Seagate Technology’s shares have traded in a range of 35.78 - 62.70. The share price has gained 1.12% from its 52 week low. The company's shares are currently trading below their 200-day moving average. The stock's 50-day moving average of $42.14 is below its 200-day moving average of $49.78. Shares of the company are trading at a Price to Earnings ratio of 7.28. Shares of Seagate Technology have fallen roughly 13.98 percent in the past month and are down 13.53 percent year-to-date.
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On Wednesday, shares of Western Digital recorded a trading volume of 7,948,108 shares, which was above the three months average volume of 5,917,060 shares. The stock ended the day 5.53% lower at $36.58. The share price has fallen 65.8% from its 52 week high with a 52 week trading range of 36.13 - 106.96. The company's shares are currently trading below their 200-day moving average. The stock's 50-day moving average of $44.77 is below its 200-day moving average of $61.53. Shares of the company are trading at a Price to Earnings ratio of 22.20. Shares of Western Digital have fallen roughly 18.91 percent in the past month and are down 54 percent year-to-date.
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https://marketedgereport.com/report/WDC/
Our Actionable Research on Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX) and Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC) can be downloaded free of charge at The Market Edge.
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