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Sandisk Corp (SNDK) Stock Rating & Risk Score
TECHi Signal compresses current quote, fundamental, technical, analyst, and strategic inputs into one explainable research stance for SNDK.
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SNDK: Balanced watch
Balanced watch. Future value (91/100) is the strongest signal; technical tape (38/100) is the main constraint. Model confidence is 32/100 from 64 of 76 available inputs and a 78% freshness factor; 12 inputs are missing, so treat this as a directional research screen rather than a forecast. Analyst disagreement penalty is applied through the confidence model; the Analyst View card owns the published spread. Long-term secular context is tracked separately: 1 Year +3163.1% total (100/100 progress score); yesterday -4%. Rolling price-history validation is 8.9% across 1078 matured horizon scores; full field-by-field accuracy still needs stored daily snapshots. It ranks #2/120 across the TECHi coverage universe and #2/76 in Technology. Use the top read for speed, then inspect the Formula lab when you need the full evidence trail.
Signal
55/100
Low confidence
Inputs
64/76
75/100 factual coverage
Universe
#2/120
99/100 peer percentile
Nearest
Hold
1 Day -0.2%
Balanced watch
Dashboard view for the current Signal score, confidence, input coverage, and active horizon. The full narrative read lives in Start Here; the evidence trail is consolidated below.
Technical tape
38/100
16/16 inputs
Forecast layer
58/100
3/5 inputs
Valuation
39/100
7/8 inputs
Risk brake
56/100
7/8 inputs
55
Signal score
Active horizon
1 day to 10 years + strategic setup
75/100 factual coverage, 45% live source health.
TECHi coverage universe
SNDK against fresh TECHi coverage.
Peer ranks are recalculated from the latest live quotes, so the context moves when the underlying data moves.
Universe rank
#2/120
99/100 percentile among scored peers.
Sector rank
#2/76
Technology coverage cohort.
Fresh symbols
120
120 tickers scored in the trailing week.
Freshest pull
Jul 18, 2026
SNDK model as of Jul 17, 2026.
Nearest Signal comps
Horizon read
The stance changes by timeframe.
These are Formula stances by timeframe, not execution instructions. The full validation grid is below.
1 Day
19/100 conf
-0.2%
Technical tape 38/100 / News sentiment 67/100
7 Days
19/100 conf
-0.2%
Technical tape 38/100 / News sentiment 67/100
15 Days
19/100 conf
+0.6%
Quality trend 86/100 / Technical tape 38/100
30 Days
22/100 conf
+1.1%
Quality trend 86/100 / Technical tape 38/100
3 Months
22/100 conf
+3.7%
Quality trend 86/100 / Future value 91/100
6 Months
22/100 conf
+6.7%
Quality trend 86/100 / Future value 91/100
1 Year
23/100 conf
+10.9%
Quality trend 86/100 / Future value 91/100
3 Years
26/100 conf
+28.8%
Quality trend 86/100 / Future value 91/100
5 Years
26/100 conf
+43.1%
Quality trend 86/100 / Future value 91/100
10 Years
26/100 conf
+68.5%
Quality trend 86/100 / Future value 91/100
What moves it
Strongest inputs
Future value
91/100
5/7 inputs · 11% dashboard weight
Quality trend
86/100
9/9 inputs · 14% dashboard weight
Track record validation
80/100
6/8 inputs · 12% dashboard weight
Pressure points
Technical tape
38/100
16/16 inputs · 12% dashboard weight
Valuation pressure
39/100
7/8 inputs · 10% dashboard weight
Momentum setup
47/100
10/10 inputs · 12% dashboard weight
Habit loop
Watch the next price trigger, not just the score.
SNDK's nearest horizon is hold at -0.2%; use a dashboard price alert to catch the next break before the next Signal refresh.
Formula lab
Factor evidence, scenarios, horizons, and validation.
Evidence lab
Balanced watch
Dashboard score
55
/100
1 day to 10 years + strategic setup
Low confidence
64 of 76 fields are powering the model.
History progress
Past returns in Signal
Scored windows
1 Year
100/100+3163.1%
+3170.9% CAGR
$41.52 to $1,355
2025-07-17 to 2026-07-17
1-year progress blends current return with annualized context for cleaner long-cycle comparison.
Last month
0/100-32.0%
CAGR unavailable
$1,992 to $1,355
2026-06-16 to 2026-07-17
1-month progress reflects recent tape with less sensitivity than daily windows.
Last week
0/100-29.3%
CAGR unavailable
$1,916 to $1,355
2026-07-10 to 2026-07-17
1-week progress tracks short-cycle tape and can rotate meaningfully with each close cluster.
Yesterday
25/100-4.0%
CAGR unavailable
$1,411 to $1,355
2026-07-16 to 2026-07-17
1-day progress tracks latest close-to-close momentum from tape.
3 empty progress windows are hidden until enough closes exist.
A-Z factor map
Available scoring inputs
23/26 factors
3 unscored inputs are hidden until the quote stack has verified fields for them.
Balance sheet
Cash runway
Balance sheet · 83/100
Current 4.78x; cash/debt 1.95x
Method
Checks liquidity, leverage, and balance-sheet room.
Data coverage
Zero-missing risk
Data coverage · 43/100
20 missing fields
Method
Shows how much the model is relying on available fields versus placeholders.
External view
Analyst conviction
External view · 58/100
Consensus 3.91; upside +50.2%; disagreement +166.1%
Method
Uses consensus, target spread, target disagreement, revisions, and latest EPS surprise.
Implied upside
External view · 100/100
Target move +50.2%; disagreement +166.1%
Method
Measures analyst target room versus the latest quote and flags wide high-low target dispersion.
Forecast
Upside scenarios
Forecast · 78/100
Future 91/100; analyst 58/100
Method
Combines TECHi future-value signal with outside target support.
Growth
Growth pulse
Growth · 100/100
Revenue +251%; EPS +287%
Method
Compares latest YoY sales and earnings momentum.
Year-over-year proof
Growth · 97/100
1M windows 89/100; 3M windows 100/100
Method
Looks for repeated conversion from past setups into later closes.
Momentum
Jump signal
Momentum · 0/100
5D return -29.3%
Method
Captures the newest short-term price impulse.
52-week position
Momentum · 75/100
Range position +56.8%
Method
Scores trend strength while trimming crowded highs.
Quality
Free cash flow
Quality · 45/100
FCF margin +22.7%; yield +1.5%
Method
Connects profit quality to cash generation and market value.
Key margins
Quality · 92/100
Gross +56%; operating +70%
Method
Rewards margin breadth before assigning quality confidence.
Operating leverage
Quality · 100/100
Operating margin +70%
Method
Shows whether revenue is converting into operating profit.
Quality trend
Quality · 86/100
Quality composite 86/100
Method
Combines margins, returns, growth, and cash conversion.
Sentiment
News tone
Sentiment · 67/100
8 headlines; unavailable
Method
Headline breadth and sentiment are capped so news does not overpower data.
Strategic
Leadership depth
Strategic · 50/100
0 named executives
Method
Adds C-suite coverage for execution visibility.
Social/developer
Strategic · 50/100
Social composite 50/100
Method
Uses verified public channels and developer gravity when available.
Technical risk
Drawdown control
Technical risk · 12/100
90D max drawdown -42%
Method
Scores whether recent losses stayed controlled versus the latest peak.
Technicals
MACD pressure
Technicals · 15/100
MACD hist -78.13; slope -8.5
Method
Reads MACD line pressure against its signal line plus histogram direction.
RSI balance
Technicals · 43/100
RSI 14 38.7; Stoch %K 3.1
Method
Rewards constructive oscillator momentum without extreme overbought stretch.
Technical tape
Technicals · 38/100
20D -30.8%; ATR 15.3%; %B 0.02
Method
Blends returns, SMA/EMA crosses (above), RSI, MACD, Stochastic, Bollinger Bands, ATR, volume, volatility, and drawdown.
Volume confirmation
Technicals · 70/100
Volume 19.6M vs avg 12.7M
Method
Checks whether price movement is confirmed by trading activity.
Validation
History depth
Validation · 100/100
255 closes analyzed
Method
More closes improve backtest coverage and reduce thin-history risk.
Valuation
PE and PEG
Valuation · 39/100
Forward PE 25.58x; PEG unavailable; EV/Sales 18.53x
Method
Penalizes expensive multiples unless growth support is visible.
Composite formula
Composite = normalized weighted sum (14% quality trend, 12% technical tape, 12% momentum, 12% track record validation, 11% future value, 10% valuation, 10% analyst/revision, 7% risk brake, 6% news sentiment, 4% leadership, 2% social/developer traction), confidence-adjusted toward neutral by input coverage^0.7 x freshness factor x missing-critical-field penalty x analyst-disagreement penalty
Strategic inputs
0 roadmap items, 0 leadership roles, 0 social/developer channels, human-impact lens unavailable.
Factual coverage
75/100 from 78/98 sourced fields, 45% live source health, and 20 missing fields.
Accuracy trail
8.9% rolling hit rate across 1078 matured horizon scores. Accuracy is a rolling price-history proxy from available closes. Full field-by-field correctness requires storing daily factor snapshots and grading them after each horizon matures.
Guardrail
Buy/Hold/Sell labels are research stances. Predictive accuracy is shown beside the model and should be read with filings, risk tolerance, and current market conditions.
Bull case
+20.3%$1,630
Momentum holds, quality signals stay firm, future-product execution improves, and valuation pressure does not widen.
Base case
+9.3%$1,481
Weighted factor model using price, fundamentals, analyst, sentiment, roadmap, leadership, social traction, and risk inputs.
Stress case
-1.7%$1,332
Volatility, missing-data, valuation, and balance-sheet brakes are applied to the setup.
Horizon model
Horizon matrix
Timeframe-specific weights: trading windows lean on tape; investor windows lean on quality, valuation, and revisions; strategic windows lean on future value.
Trading windows
1-30 day tape, momentum, and event risk.
1 Day
47/100 signal · 19/100 conf · 75/100 facts
-0.2%
$1,352
Drivers Technical tape 38/100 · News sentiment 67/100
7 Days
48/100 signal · 19/100 conf · 75/100 facts
-0.2%
$1,352
Drivers Technical tape 38/100 · News sentiment 67/100
15 Days
54/100 signal · 19/100 conf · 75/100 facts
+0.6%
$1,363
Drivers Quality trend 86/100 · Technical tape 38/100
30 Days
55/100 signal · 22/100 conf · 75/100 facts
+1.1%
$1,370
Drivers Quality trend 86/100 · Technical tape 38/100
Investor windows
Quarterly setup through one-year thesis checks.
3 Months
61/100 signal · 22/100 conf · 75/100 facts
+3.7%
$1,405
Drivers Quality trend 86/100 · Future value 91/100
6 Months
64/100 signal · 22/100 conf · 75/100 facts
+6.7%
$1,446
Drivers Quality trend 86/100 · Future value 91/100
1 Year
64/100 signal · 23/100 conf · 75/100 facts
+10.9%
$1,503
Drivers Quality trend 86/100 · Future value 91/100
Strategic windows
Multi-year durability, leadership, and future value.
3 Years
70/100 signal · 26/100 conf · 75/100 facts
+28.8%
$1,745
Drivers Quality trend 86/100 · Future value 91/100
5 Years
70/100 signal · 26/100 conf · 75/100 facts
+43.1%
$1,939
Drivers Quality trend 86/100 · Future value 91/100
10 Years
72/100 signal · 26/100 conf · 75/100 facts
+68.5%
$2,283
Drivers Quality trend 86/100 · Future value 91/100
Price-direction backtest
Daily scoring history
Tests whether the model's price-derived direction matched later closes — it does not yet validate the fundamental, analyst, or sentiment factors, which need persisted daily history. Longer and multi-year horizons score once enough closes have matured.
1 Day
25.6%
219 daily scores · 5.6% avg error
Latest: Sell -0.8% vs -4.0% actual
7 Days
12.7%
213 daily scores · 17.2% avg error
Latest: Hold -0.2% vs -21.6% actual
15 Days
2.9%
205 daily scores · 31.3% avg error
Latest: Buy +2.8% vs -42.0% actual
30 Days
3.7%
190 daily scores · 66.3% avg error
Latest: Hold +2.6% vs -26.0% actual
3 Months
0.0%
157 daily scores · 164.2% avg error
Latest: Hold +2.2% vs +47.3% actual
6 Months
0.0%
94 daily scores · 611.6% avg error
Latest: Hold +2.1% vs +249.4% actual
4 horizon lanes are hidden until enough future closes mature.
7 validations appear once TECHi has tracked enough daily factor history for them.
Technical tape
Price-tested19.2%
432 samples · latest 2026-07-16
Validated daily from historical price tape: SMA, RSI, MACD, volatility, drawdown, and short returns.
Momentum setup
Price-tested6.6%
608 samples · latest 2026-07-08
Validated from rolling forward returns after trend and range-position signals.
Track record validation
Price-tested2.0%
347 samples · latest 2026-06-03
Validated from recurring positive-return windows, long-run CAGR, and earnings-surprise evidence where available.
Risk brake
Price-tested2.4%
552 samples · latest 2026-06-25
Validated as a price-history proxy: volatility, drawdown, and risk brakes are checked against later downside/upside behavior.
Frequently asked
Common questions.
What is TECHi Signal for SNDK?
TECHi Signal is the Formula scoring layer for Sandisk Corp (SNDK). It blends technical tape, momentum, valuation, fundamentals, analyst revisions, sentiment, leadership, traction, and risk into an explainable research stance.
Is TECHi Signal a buy or sell recommendation?
No. Signal labels are research stances, not personalized financial advice. They show which inputs are constructive, balanced, watch-list, or risk-heavy so readers can decide what to research next.
How do technicals affect SNDK's Signal?
Technicals feed the Formula model through trend, momentum, RSI/MACD, moving averages, volume, volatility, and drawdown inputs. Short horizons weight technicals more heavily than long horizons.
How is Signal different from Forecast for SNDK?
Forecast focuses on analyst targets, ratings, estimates, and scenario math. Signal is TECHi's broader cross-signal model that combines Forecast data with technicals, valuation, fundamentals, catalysts, sentiment, and risk.

