-- 獨立研究機構CFRA向發布了以下研究報告。 CFRA分析師的觀點摘要如下：我們將STX的目標股價從509美元上調至811美元，本益比從2027財年預期每股收益27.95美元上調至29倍，遠高於STX三年平均（約16倍）。人工智慧需求的加速成長從根本上提升了硬碟（HDD）產業的成長和前景，據報道，該公司近線產能已接近售罄，直至2027財年。我們將2026財年每股收益預期調高2.01美元至14.92美元，2027財年預期調高5.36美元至24.30美元，並首次將2028財年預期調高5.36美元至24.30美元，並首次將2028財年預期定為31.20美元。第三季業績表現亮眼，業績和業績指引均遠超預期，這主要得益於人工智慧需求的加速成長。我們預計，鑑於記憶體價格高漲（預計這種情況將持續到2027年），HDD的市佔率將因NAND快閃記憶體密集型SSD的市佔率下降而增加。展望未來，STX的Mozaic 4+（預計到2026年將貢獻大部分HAMR EB級容量）和Mozaic 5+（50 TB/盤）的上市時間表給我們留下了深刻印象，這兩款產品計劃於2027年底開始出貨。我們認為STX在該領域的技術領先優勢將持續增強，有助於提升銷售額、利潤率和現金流。
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