Workday Inc (WDAY) Shares Down Despite Recent Market Volatility

The stock price of Workday Inc (NASDAQ: WDAY) has plunged by -2.08 when compared to previous closing price of 238.49, but the company has seen a -6.55% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-31 that FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Incorta, the pioneering open data delivery platform, today announced it has been named a Workday Innovation Partner.

Is It Worth Investing in Workday Inc (NASDAQ: WDAY) Right Now?

Workday Inc (NASDAQ: WDAY) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 119.43x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for WDAY is 1.31. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 18 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 12 rating it as “overweight,” 13 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for WDAY is 212.79M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.83% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WDAY on April 01, 2025 was 2.19M shares.

WDAY’s Market Performance

WDAY stock saw a decrease of -6.55% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -11.32% and a quarterly a decrease of -13.31%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.57%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.03% for Workday Inc (WDAY). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.71% for WDAY stock, with a simple moving average of -5.38% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of WDAY

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WDAY stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for WDAY by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for WDAY in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $314 based on the research report published on February 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.

Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to WDAY, setting the target price at $275 in the report published on February 19th of the current year.

WDAY Trading at -8.84% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought WDAY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.57% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.57%, as shares sank -8.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.85% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, WDAY fell by -6.55%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +9.06% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $247.67. In addition, Workday Inc saw -9.50% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WDAY starting from DUFFIELD DAVID A, who sale 70,144 shares at the price of $250.26 back on Mar 24 ’25. After this action, DUFFIELD DAVID A now owns 102,997 shares of Workday Inc, valued at $17,554,502 using the latest closing price.

THE DAVID A DUFFIELD TRUST U/T, the 10% Owner of Workday Inc, proposed sale 70,144 shares at $249.49 during a trade that took place back on Mar 24 ’25, which means that THE DAVID A DUFFIELD TRUST U/T is holding shares at $17,500,227 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for WDAY

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.05 for the present operating margin
  • 0.8 for the gross margin

The net margin for Workday Inc stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 6.15, with 3.06 for asset returns.

Based on Workday Inc (WDAY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 6.51. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.04. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.59.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.08 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -1.99. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.22. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.33for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.47. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.85.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Workday Inc (WDAY) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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