Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. Buys Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) Stock

Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-California) recently bought shares of Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY). In a filing disclosed on November 18th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Workday stock on October 7th.

Representative Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of CommVault Systems (NASDAQ:CVLT) on 11/3/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of The Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ:DSGX) on 11/3/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) on 10/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Credo Technology Group (NASDAQ:CRDO) on 10/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) on 10/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Enerpac Tool Group (NYSE:EPAC) on 10/30/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) on 10/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Tencent (OTC:TCTZF) on 10/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:MHVYF) on 10/21/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Iberdrola (OTCMKTS:IBDSF) on 10/21/2025.

Workday Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WDAY traded up $2.84 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $227.98. 1,023,484 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,565,505. Workday, Inc. has a 12 month low of $205.33 and a 12 month high of $294.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 2.10 and a current ratio of 2.10. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $233.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $237.02. The firm has a market cap of $60.87 billion, a PE ratio of 105.55, a PEG ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.11.

Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The software maker reported $2.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.09 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $2.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.34 billion. Workday had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 9.74%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.75 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Workday, Inc. will post 2.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Workday

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its holdings in Workday by 636.7% in the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 1,886 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $453,000 after purchasing an additional 1,630 shares during the period. Chicago Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Workday by 2.2% in the second quarter. Chicago Capital LLC now owns 175,802 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $42,193,000 after purchasing an additional 3,824 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its stake in Workday by 21.1% in the second quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 30,370 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $7,288,000 after purchasing an additional 5,300 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Workday by 2.5% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,114,184 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $5,067,404,000 after buying an additional 515,529 shares in the last quarter. Finally, One Degree Advisors Inc acquired a new position in shares of Workday in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $369,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.81% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Workday news, Director Michael M. Mcnamara sold 5,393 shares of Workday stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $235.16, for a total value of $1,268,217.88. Following the transaction, the director owned 24,078 shares in the company, valued at $5,662,182.48. The trade was a 18.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Richard Harry Sauer sold 2,320 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $235.87, for a total transaction of $547,218.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 90,077 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,246,461.99. The trade was a 2.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 264,933 shares of company stock valued at $61,475,760 over the last three months. 19.31% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on WDAY shares. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Workday from $285.00 to $288.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Workday from $310.00 to $290.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Workday from $325.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Workday from $330.00 to $280.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Workday in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $287.86.

About Representative Cisneros

Gil Cisneros (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing California’s 31st Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Cisneros (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent California’s 31st Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gil Cisneros served in the U.S. Navy as a supply officer from 1994 to 2004. Cisneros earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from George Washington University in 1994, a master’s in business administration from Regis University in 2002, and a master’s degree in urban education policy from Brown University in 2015. His career experience includes working as a logistics manager for Frito-Lay. In 2010, Cisneros won the lottery and became involved in activism and philanthropy, founding a scholarship program for local high school students. In 2021, President Joe Biden (D) appointed Cisneros as under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.

About Workday

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.