Seagate Tumbles 10%, Western Digital Drops 7% as Toshiba Moves to Double Hard Disk Output

Impact · against what's priced in

Toshiba's capacity expansion directly challenges the scarcity-driven pricing power that has fueled the massive YTD gains for STX and WDC. While near-term contracts provide a partial floor, the move undermines the 'supply-disciplined duopoly' thesis that the market was already skeptical of, creating a negative catalyst for both names.

STX−0.60

Challenges what's priced in

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