DTST
Data Storage Corporation
DTST has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over DTST overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
DTST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
DTST's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
DTST PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 1.5x | $3.06 | +4.2% |
| Current | 1.5x | $2.94 | — |
| Fair | 50x | $98.81 | +3261% |
| Expensive | 190x | $377 | +12727% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DTST's PE is in its cheap range at 1.5x.
SNDK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3.8x | $937 | — |
| Current | 7.5x | $937 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $2,173 | +132% |
| Fair | 24x | $3,048 | +225% |
| Expensive | 59x | $7,452 | +695% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SNDK has the edge over DTST in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
DTST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Stable | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect DTST's losses to grow, with revenue holding steady.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SNDK, with profitability improving.
DTST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.99 | +$2.03 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.44 | +12100% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.64 | +3671% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.14 | +10600% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.04 | -300% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.02 | -78% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.07 | +40% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.02 | +$0.45 |
DTST has the edge over SNDK in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
SNDK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $247.30 | +97% |
| Q3 2026 | $125.61 | +$137.63 |
| Q2 2026 | $73.76 | +$85.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.31 | -$6.65 |
SNDK has returned to profit: it earned $125.61 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
DTST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $358.5K | -93% |
| Q1 2026 | $346.7K | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $325.3K | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $417K | -93% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.1M | +4.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1M | -1.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.4M | +3.7% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.8M | -3% |
DTST's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $358,530 last quarter, down 93% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -358% | -342 points |
| Q1 2026 | -371% | -370 points |
| Q4 2025 | -249% | -253 points |
| Q3 2025 | -263% | -263 points |
| Q2 2025 | -15% | -7.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1% | -3.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.4% | +8.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | -0.4% | -0.7 points |
DTST's operating margin was −358% last quarter, down 342 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
SNDK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11B | +378% |
| Q2 2026 | $9B | +372% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +251% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.3B | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7B | -0.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.9B | +13% |
SNDK has the edge over DTST on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 80% | +72 points |
| Q2 2026 | 78% | +78 points |
| Q1 2026 | 69% | +180 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +25 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.6% | -9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -111% | -122 points |
| Q4 2024 | 10% | +6.6 points |
SNDK has the edge over DTST on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DTST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$2.6M | -621% |
| Q3 2025 | $650.3K | +$666K |
| Q2 2025 | -$39K | -130% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2M | -$490.1K |
| Q4 2024 | $503.1K | -64% |
| Q3 2024 | -$15.6K | -102% |
| Q2 2024 | $129.5K | +$237.9K |
| Q1 2024 | -$677.3K | -3114% |
SNDK has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 762% versus its history, compared with DTST at down 918%.
SNDK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.3B | +1340% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +14355% |
| Q1 2026 | $3B | +$3B |
| Q3 2025 | $438M | +$636M |
| Q2 2025 | $49M | +$217M |
| Q1 2025 | -$18M | +$23M |
| Q3 2024 | -$198M | -$157M |
SNDK generated $17.4B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
DTST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -28% | -861K shares |
| 1 year | -69% | -4.9M shares |
| 3 years | -68% | -4.8M shares |
| 5 years | -46% | -1.9M shares |
| Available history | -30% | -959K shares |
DTST has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
SNDK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -1M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +5M shares |
| 3 years | +6.9% | +10M shares |
SNDK has 154M diluted shares, up 3.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5B |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
DTST Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -94.4x | Net Cash |
DTST has more cash than debt.
SNDK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
SNDK has more cash than debt.
DTST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.9 | Neutral |
DTST's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
SNDK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.6 | Oversold |
SNDK's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
DTST PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DTST | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1.5x | 28x | 95% below |
| PE % | 9 | 35 | 26 pts below |
DTST has the edge over SNDK on valuation relative to its sector.
SNDK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SNDK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.5x | 28x | 73% below |
| PE % | 4 | 27 | 23 pts below |
SNDK is trading at 7.5x earnings, a 73% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
DTST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.06 | 3.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.11 | 5.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.74 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.91 | 25% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.76 | 22% below |
SNDK has stronger trend alignment. DTST is above 0 of 5 weekly averages versus SNDK above 0 of 3.
SNDK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,317.5 | 29% below |
| 20 week MA | $1,465.4 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,119.6 | 16% below |
SNDK is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 16% below its 50-week average.
DTST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.20 | $5.60 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | $5.60 | $3.28 | -41% |
| 2022 | $3.28 | $1.59 | -52% |
| 2023 | $1.59 | $2.88 | +81% |
| 2024 | $2.88 | $4.33 | +50% |
| 2025 | $4.33 | $5.07 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.07 | $2.94 | -42% |
DTST is down 42% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.
SNDK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $50.4 | $250.1 | +396% |
| 2026 YTD | $250.1 | $937.5 | +275% |
SNDK has the edge over DTST on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.