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    Why Sandisk (SNDK) Is Down 15.4% After Massive AI Memory Deals And Buyback Authorization - And What's Next

    Simply Wall St·08/01/2026 11:23:13
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    • In recent weeks, Sandisk reported one of its strongest quarters, secured about US$42.00 billion of long-term supply agreements, and authorized a US$6.00 billion share buyback, even as sentiment swung sharply following a sector-wide AI infrastructure sell-off and rebound.
    • At the same time, investors are reassessing how China’s expanding memory capacity and hyperscalers’ aggressive AI spending could reshape Sandisk’s long-term pricing power and earnings stability.
    • Next, we’ll examine how Sandisk’s massive long-term AI memory contracts may reshape its existing investment narrative and risk-reward profile.

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    Sandisk Investment Narrative Recap

    To own Sandisk today, you need to believe AI-driven data center storage demand can support current earnings power and justify the recent rerating, even after a 45% pullback. The short term catalyst is how upcoming results and hyperscaler orders validate those US$42.00 billion in long term contracts, while the biggest risk is that China’s expanding memory capacity ends the shortage that has supported pricing and margins. Recent volatility has sharpened these risks but not fundamentally changed them yet.

    Against that backdrop, the US$6.00 billion share buyback authorization stands out. It is being layered on top of one of Sandisk’s strongest reported quarters and a heavy pipeline of AI-related supply deals, which together highlight how management is positioning the company around long term AI memory demand. For investors, the key question is whether those contracts and capital returns can offset any future pricing pressure if the current tight supply starts to ease.

    Yet even with all this apparent strength, the risk that long term contracts cap Sandisk’s pricing power in a world of rising Chinese supply is something investors should be aware of...

    Read the full narrative on Sandisk (it's free!)

    Sandisk's narrative projects $30.0 billion revenue and $14.4 billion earnings by 2029. This requires 31.5% yearly revenue growth and about a $9.9 billion earnings increase from $4.5 billion today.

    Uncover how Sandisk's forecasts yield a $1773 fair value, a 46% upside to its current price.

    Exploring Other Perspectives

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    Before this news, the most pessimistic analysts were assuming Sandisk’s revenue would grow only about 16% a year and earnings reach roughly US$1.7 billion by 2029, which contrasts sharply with the recent contract wins and reminds you that reasonable people can read the same AI memory story very differently, so it is worth exploring how these views might shift as new information arrives.

    Explore 7 other fair value estimates on Sandisk - why the stock might be worth less than half the current price!

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.