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Sandisk Trades at 43 Times Earnings and 7 Times Next Year's Earnings Estimates. What Has to Go Right for the Cheap Number to Win?

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Sandisk Trades at 43 Times Earnings and 7 Times Next Year's Earnings Estimates. What Has to Go Right for the Cheap Number to Win? Key Points Sandisk stock fell 10.8% on Friday and another 11% on Monday, closing at $1,278.23…
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  • The Motley Fool's Stock Advisor analyst team did not include Sandisk among the 10 best stocks to buy right now.

    60% confidence

  • Sandisk guided for fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $7.75 billion to $8.25 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $30 to $33.

    60% confidence

  • Analysts collectively expect Sandisk to earn roughly $180 per share in earnings over the next 12 months, implied by the stock's forward P/E of about 7.

    60% confidence

  • The forward P/E of 7 is not a discount the market forgot to correct, but a fee investors are charging for cycle risk in the memory business.

    60% confidence
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