SNDK
Sandisk Corporation
SNDK has the edge over UEIC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
UEIC
Universal Electronics Inc.
UEIC has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
SNDK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SNDK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
UEIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
UEIC's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue and cash flow are under pressure.
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's PE is 7.5x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
UEIC PE Valuation
UEIC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SNDK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| High |
SNDK has the edge over UEIC on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
UEIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect UEIC's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 the edge over UEIC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
UEIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.40 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.58 | +$1.09 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.17 | +$0.08 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.51 | +$0.15 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.41 | +$0.44 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.67 | +$0.35 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.25 | +$2.07 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.66 | +$1.84 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.85 | +$5.79 |
UEIC is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.58 per share over the past year, against $7.66 at its worst in late 2023.
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 UEIC 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 UEIC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UEIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $89.4M | -1.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $73.2M | -25% |
| Q1 2026 | $79M | -14% |
| Q4 2025 | $87.7M | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $90.6M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $97.7M | +8% |
| Q1 2025 | $92.3M | +0.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $110.5M | +13% |
UEIC's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $89M last quarter, down 1.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2% | +8.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.5% | +5.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.9% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5% | -5.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | +6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -4.1% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.9% | -1.3 points |
UEIC's operating margin was 3.2% last quarter, up 8.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 has the edge over UEIC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
UEIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10M | +8.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.5M | -27% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.5M | -119% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.9M | -191% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.3M | +92% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.5M | +83% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.9M | +$12.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $5.5M | +42% |
UEIC still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2019 peak: $9M over the past year.
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 | — |
UEIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.9% | -521K shares |
| 1 year | -3.3% | -436K shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -7K shares |
| 5 years | -3.6% | -488K shares |
| Available history | -8.5% | -1.2M shares |
UEIC has the edge over SNDK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $2.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $32,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $365,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $383,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $61,000 |
UEIC spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 174% from the year before.
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.
UEIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
UEIC has the edge over SNDK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
UEIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 70.8 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 69.5 | Neutral |
UEIC's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 70 (neutral).
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.
UEIC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | UEIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
UEIC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 |
UEIC has stronger trend alignment. SNDK is above 0 of 3 weekly averages versus UEIC above 4 of 5.
UEIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.47 | 21% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.05 | 31% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.39 | 51% above |
| 100 week MA | $5.39 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.85 | 16% below |
UEIC has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 16% below its 200-week average.
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 UEIC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
UEIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $52.6 | $52.0 | -1% |
| 2021 | $52.0 | $41.3 | -21% |
| 2022 | $41.3 | $20.9 | -49% |
| 2023 | $20.9 | $9.39 | -55% |
| 2024 | $9.39 | $10.8 | +15% |
| 2025 | $10.8 | $3.12 | -71% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.12 | $6.62 | +112% |
UEIC is up 112% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in five of the previous six years.