Goldman Sachs Upgrades SanDisk (SNDK) to Buy

Goldman Sachs upgraded SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) from Neutral to Buy with a price target of $106 (from $87).

Analyst Mark Delaney said, "(1) The continued weakening in the yen will likely be a positive for margins. Each 10% move adds 200 bp to SanDisk’s margins. SanDisk’s yen costs averaged about 101 in 2014E, and the yen is now nearly 14% weaker. Each 100 bp increase in gross margin adds 3-4% to EPS. (2) We expect balanced NAND S/D in 2015, implying stable like-for-like margins and allowing for FX (and potentially better mix) to be realized. (3) The Malaysia SSD plant (with mid-2015 production planned) could lower the tax rate in 2015 or 2016."

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Shares of SanDisk closed at $92.83 yesterday.

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