Q1 Earnings Estimate for Workday Issued By DA Davidson

Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) – DA Davidson issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Workday in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 26th. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria anticipates that the software maker will post earnings of $0.82 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Workday’s current full-year earnings is $2.63 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Workday’s FY2026 earnings at $3.74 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $5.02 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.02 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Barclays decreased their price objective on Workday from $314.00 to $305.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Workday from $255.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Workday from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $265.00 to $300.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Workday from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Workday from $285.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Ten equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $302.14.

Workday Stock Up 1.1 %

NASDAQ:WDAY opened at $263.34 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $70.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.67, a PEG ratio of 3.55 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.05, a quick ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $259.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $254.65. Workday has a 1 year low of $199.81 and a 1 year high of $296.44.

Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The software maker reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.75 by ($1.27). The firm had revenue of $2.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.18 billion. Workday had a net margin of 19.86% and a return on equity of 6.13%.

Insider Activity

In related news, major shareholder David A. Duffield sold 70,090 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.53, for a total value of $17,840,007.70. Following the sale, the insider now owns 102,997 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,215,826.41. This represents a 40.49 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Wayne A.I. Frederick sold 1,829 shares of Workday stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $253.09, for a total transaction of $462,901.61. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 6,845 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,732,401.05. This trade represents a 21.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 433,321 shares of company stock valued at $111,763,803 over the last three months. Insiders own 20.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Workday

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WDAY. Simplicity Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Workday by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC now owns 1,277 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $330,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. Marcum Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Workday by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Marcum Wealth LLC now owns 966 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $249,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Custom Index Systems LLC increased its position in Workday by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Custom Index Systems LLC now owns 1,412 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $364,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the period. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Workday by 19.4% during the fourth quarter. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC now owns 252 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Workday by 42.2% in the third quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 145 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. 89.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Workday Company Profile

Workday, Inc provides enterprise cloud applications in the United States and internationally. Its applications help its customers to plan, execute, analyze, and extend to other applications and environments to manage their business and operations. The company offers a suite of financial management applications to maintain accounting information in the general ledger; manage financial processes, such as payables and receivables; identify real-time financial, operational, and management insights; enhance financial consolidation; reduce time-to-close; promote internal control and auditability; and achieve consistency across finance operations.