Ups And Downs: The Best And Worst Tech Stocks In The First Half Of 2017

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Western Digital

CEO: Steve Milligan

Dec. 30, 2016: $67.95

June 30, 2017: $82.53

Change: +21.46%

In January storage technology developer Western Digital named former Hewlett Packard Enterprise executive Martin Fink to be the company's new chief technology officer. Fink had served as HPE's CTO and director of HP Labs. Fink succeeds CTO Steven Campbell, who left Western Digital.

On June 26 the company said it expected revenue in its fourth quarter (ended June 30) to be $4.8 billion with non-GAAP earnings per share of $2.85. The company is scheduled to report fourth-quarter and fiscal 2017 results on July 27.

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