Share Buyback Plan Announced by Workiva (NYSE:WK) Board of Directors

Workiva (NYSE:WK) declared that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Monday, February 16th, RTT News reports. The company plans to repurchase $250.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization permits the software maker to buy up to 7.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company’s leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Workiva Stock Performance

Workiva stock traded up $1.13 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $59.27. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,926,960 shares, compared to its average volume of 913,408. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $80.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.96. Workiva has a 12 month low of $56.06 and a 12 month high of $97.10. The company has a market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -70.56 and a beta of 0.62.

Workiva (NYSE:WK) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 19th. The software maker reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $238.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $235.13 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.35 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.5% on a year-over-year basis. Workiva has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.660-2.760 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.640-0.670 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Workiva will post -0.92 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on WK. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $105.00 target price on shares of Workiva in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. UBS Group set a $110.00 price objective on Workiva in a report on Sunday, November 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $98.00 target price on Workiva in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Stephens upped their price target on Workiva from $96.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Workiva from $100.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Workiva presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $103.92.

Key Workiva News

Here are the key news stories impacting Workiva this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 earnings beat — Workiva reported $0.78 EPS vs. a $0.68 consensus and vs. $0.33 a year ago, showing accelerating profitability and margin improvement. This is the primary driver of the intraday move higher. Workiva (WK) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish 2026 guidance — Management set Q1 FY2026 EPS guidance of $0.64–$0.67 and FY2026 EPS of $2.66–$2.76, both well above consensus (street had been much lower). Revenue targets also came in above prior street views. The strong forward guidance is lifting expectations for growth and profitability next year. Workiva Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue beat and investor materials released — Q4 revenue of ~$238.9M topped estimates (~$235.1M) and management published the press release and slide deck, giving investors more visibility into drivers (Financial Reporting, GRC, Sustainability, AI-powered product momentum). That transparency supports the positive reaction. View Press Release / Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Market attention and stock volatility — Several headlines noted the stock was trading near its 52-week low going into earnings; that heightened sensitivity can magnify moves after results but doesn’t change the fundamentals. Expect continued volume and volatility as investors digest guidance vs. prior expectations. Workiva faces earnings test as shares trade near 52-week low
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and prior weakness — Despite the beat and strong guidance, WK still trades well below its 52-week high and carries a negative trailing P/E (reflecting past losses); if execution on elevated FY2026 targets slips, investor disappointment could pressure the stock. (Context articles flagged pre-earnings skepticism.) Workiva’s (NYSE:WK) Q4 CY2025 Sales Beat Estimates, Stock Soars

Workiva Company Profile

Workiva, originally founded as WebFilings in 2008, delivers a cloud-native platform designed to streamline and connect data, documents and teams for reporting and compliance. Its flagship Workiva platform supports a range of applications including financial reporting, regulatory filings, internal controls documentation, risk management and environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures. By centralizing data and automating workflows, the company helps organizations improve accuracy, transparency and auditability across critical reporting processes.

The Workiva platform offers modular solutions that integrate with existing enterprise systems and data sources.