Workday (WDAY) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) will likely be releasing its Q2 2027 results after the market closes on Thursday, August 27th. Analysts expect Workday to announce earnings of $2.61 per share and revenue of $2.6362 billion for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q2 2027 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

Workday Stock Down 0.4%

NASDAQ WDAY opened at $199.15 on Tuesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $151.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $139.74. Workday has a one year low of $110.36 and a one year high of $249.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.01. The company has a market cap of $49.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.08.

Insider Activity

In other Workday news, CFO Zane Rowe sold 6,000 shares of Workday stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $143.70, for a total transaction of $862,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 288,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $41,451,702. The trade was a 2.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, insider Robert Enslin sold 5,374 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Sunday, July 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.90, for a total transaction of $724,952.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 239,469 shares in the company, valued at $32,304,368.10. The trade was a 2.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 875,020 shares of company stock valued at $113,938,503. 18.64% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Workday

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Rakuten Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Workday during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Workday during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Workday in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in Workday in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd purchased a new stake in Workday in the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.81% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on WDAY shares. DA Davidson set a $135.00 target price on shares of Workday in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $216.00 price target on shares of Workday in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Workday in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Citigroup reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Workday in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Workday from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Workday presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $188.86.

Workday Company Profile

Workday, Inc (NASDAQ: WDAY) is a provider of cloud-based enterprise applications focused on human capital management (HCM) and financial management. Founded in 2005 by Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri following their tenure at PeopleSoft, the company develops software-as-a-service solutions that help organizations manage workforce and financial processes in a unified, cloud-native environment. Workday’s platform emphasizes continuous updates, data security, and a configurable architecture aimed at large and mid-sized enterprises.

The company’s product portfolio centers on Workday Human Capital Management and Workday Financial Management, with additional offerings for payroll, talent management, workforce planning and analytics.