Western Digital and Seagate shares bounce back as analysts downplay the Toshiba threat

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Source: www.marketwatch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Left · Published: Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:25:00 GMT

Even if Toshiba doubles its capacity, analysts say it has a ways to go to catch up with Western Digital and Seagate