--- title: "Why SanDisk and These Hot Stocks Soared" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295945298.md" description: "SanDisk surged 13.67% on strong margin forecasts, while Workday jumped 17.78% amid buyout rumors. Netflix rose as it shifts gaming strategy, and StoneCo faces pressure with slow growth. Megacaps Microsoft and Meta showed volatility; Meta rebounded to $595 despite over $1 trillion in lawsuits, prompting profit-taking concerns." datetime: "2026-08-14T14:01:43.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295945298.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295945298.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295945298.md) --- # Why SanDisk and These Hot Stocks Soared SanDisk (SNDK) gained 13.67% yesterday to close at $1,528.11. It added around 7% in pre-market trading this morning. The storage supplier is forecasting an incredible adjusted gross margin target of 80% from FY 2028 through FY 2030. Adjusted operating margins will top around 75%. In the communications sector, Netflix (NFLX) trended higher. The stock closed at $78.24, up from its 52-week low of $65.08. The company might focus its gaming expansion by shifting away from the competitive landscape. Instead of managing large-sized in-house studios, it will develop in formats that fit television. That would align better with its streaming service offering. Workday (WDAY) gained 17.78% yesterday. The stock built a base between March and July, then broke out from the low $110 to close at $206.45. Unfortunately, the rally is in response to rumors that Silver Lake would buy the software firm. StoneCo (STNE), a Brazilian fintech, risks closing below $10.00. The firm posted revenue and income rising by only 2.5% Y/Y. Speculative trading will likely continue for the megacap firms. Microsoft (MSFT) bottomed below $360 and closed near $500. Gaining only $2.63% YTD, risks are high that the stock might pull back. Meta Platforms (META) abruptly erased stock price losses from $595 to below $530. It rebounded this month and closed near its 50-day simple moving average at $595.42. Lawsuits total more than $1 trillion. Treated like a firm selling addictive tobacco, markets might take profits from META stock’s recent rally. ### Related Stocks - [NFLX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NFLX.US.md) - [META.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/META.US.md) - [SNDK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNDK.US.md) - [WDAY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WDAY.US.md) - [STNE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/STNE.US.md) - [NFLW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NFLW.US.md) - [NFXS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NFXS.US.md) - [METU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METU.US.md) - [METW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METW.US.md) - [NFXL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NFXL.US.md) - [NFLU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NFLU.US.md) - [METD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/METD.US.md) - [FBL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBL.US.md) - [NFLY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NFLY.US.md) - [NFLP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NFLP.US.md) - [FBY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBY.US.md) - [FBYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBYY.US.md) - [MAGX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MAGX.US.md) - [SNDG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNDG.US.md) - [SNDQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNDQ.US.md) - [SNDU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNDU.US.md) - [SNXX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNXX.US.md) - [MSFT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFT.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Instagram Head of Product Design Explains Thinking Behind That New Logo and Responds to Critics: ‘It’s Important for Us to Embrace the Future’](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296134477.md) - [Meta glasses are a workplace menace](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296488070.md) - [Meta's $1.4 Trillion Legal Risk Takes a New Turn](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296375291.md) - [Why states fought to present a united case against Meta over youth social media harms](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296209320.md) - [Meta Platforms, Inc. $META Shares Bought by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296016447.md)