Analyst Upside

AU · rank #8 · 2026-09-08

WDAY

NASDAQ · $47.81B (USD)

SignalStrong Buy4.5strength 4.5 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of all factors below.
1.587
EPS revisions (30d)
Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share).
+$0.57
Net revisions (30d)
Number of analysts revising upward minus downward.
32
Insider signal (90d)
$0 across 0 unique buyers.
-0.186
Analyst upside
Consensus target $206.68
+5.6%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+46.31%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
4.05
Gross margin TTM+75.8%
52w high$249.85
Market cap (USD)$47.81B

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Summary

Workday is a leading cloud software provider offering an integrated, AI-native enterprise platform for human capital management, finance, and planning.

Rationale

Consecutive quarterly earnings beats and raised operating margin guidance have fueled near-unanimous analyst agreement on EPS revisions and 23 analyst target raises over the past month.

Material risks

  • 1Large enterprise customers building HR and finance data platforms in-house or consolidating onto competing cloud ERP suites.
  • 2Increased debt levels and restricted R&D investment if a private-equity-led transaction with Silver Lake materialized.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Proceed