At the time of writing, Workday Inc. [WDAY] stock is trading at $185.32, up 2.15%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The WDAY shares have gain 6.24% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.75%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 16, January 2023, Workday Global Survey: Employee Experience Takes Center Stage for Frontline Workers. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, 79% of Frontline Workers Who Feel a Sense of Belonging at Work Have No Plans to Leave Their Employer.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Workday Inc. [NASDAQ: WDAY] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 23, 2023, when Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold and also revised its price target to $195 from $215. Previously, Guggenheim downgraded its rating to Sell on January 17, 2023, and kept the price target unchanged to $142. On January 13, 2023, CapitalOne initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $200 on the stock. MoffettNathanson started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $245 on January 09, 2023. Loop Capital downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $150 on November 21, 2022. Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on November 17, 2022. In a note dated November 07, 2022, Guggenheim upgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Workday Inc. fluctuated between $128.72 and $257.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $204.86 within the next 12 months. Workday Inc. [NASDAQ: WDAY] shares were valued at $185.32 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.54% based on the average WDAY price forecast.
Analyzing the WDAY fundamentals
Gross Margin for this corporation currently stands at +72.26% with Operating Margin at -2.09%, Pretax Margin comes in at +0.31%, and Net Margin reading is +0.57%.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 179.67 points at the first support level, and at 174.02 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 189.08, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 192.84.
Workday Inc. [WDAY] reported earnings per share of $0.83 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 7/30/2022. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.8/share, meaning a difference of $0.03 and a surprise factor of 3.70%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 4/29/2022 were $0.83 per share as compared to estimates of $0.86 per share, a difference of -$0.03 representing a surprise of -3.50%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Workday Inc. [NASDAQ:WDAY] has a current ratio of 1.90. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.00, while the Cash Ratio is 0.72. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 12.49, the price to book ratio is 14.00.
Transactions by insiders
Insider trading has also been a hot topic recently, with 0 insiders purchasing 0 shares and 17 selling 18,531 shares in the past 3 months. Recent insider trading involved Larson Barbara A, Chief Financial Officer, that happened on Jan 05 when 1491.0 shares were sold. Co-CEO, BHUSRI ANEEL completed a deal on Jan 05 to sell 2787.0 shares. Meanwhile, Co-President Robinson Douglas A. sold 1444.0 shares on Jan 05.