WDC is trading 8.9% up at $527.14 after Evercore ISI raised its price target on accelerating AI storage demand.

  • Evercore ISI hiked its price target to $575 and reiterated an Outperform rating, framing the stock as a key beneficiary of AI infrastructure growth.
  • The move comes amid a broadly positive market backdrop for technology, which is driving momentum in high-beta AI-linked hardware names.