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AU · rank #10 · 2026-10-22

WDAY

NASDAQ · $48.91B (USD)

SignalHold
verdict · CAUTION

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Composite score
Z-score blend of all factors below.
1.491
EPS revisions (30d)
Change in consensus EPS estimate over the past 30 days ($/share).
+$0.02
Net revisions (30d)
Number of analysts revising upward minus downward.
37
Insider signal (90d)
$0 across 0 unique buyers.
-0.213
Analyst upside
Consensus target $209.25
+3.1%
Momentum acceleration
3-month minus 12-month momentum.
+54.07%
Analyst rating
5 = Strong Buy, 1 = Strong Sell.
3.69
Gross margin TTM+75.8%
52w high$247.10
Market cap (USD)$48.91B

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Summary

Workday is an enterprise cloud software provider offering human capital management, financial management, and AI-driven workflow solutions backed by a $27.4 billion subscription backlog.

Rationale

High analyst estimate revision agreement (97.4% positive across 37 net revisions) reflects strong fundamental momentum following Q2 earnings beats and raised fiscal 2027 subscription revenue and margin guidance.

Material risks

  • 1Rapid adoption of competing agentic AI tools from hyperscalers or in-house customer development could commoditize application interfaces and undermine Workday's incremental AI monetization.
  • 2Year-over-year declines in free cash flow, combined with enterprise software spending deceleration, could slow backlog conversion and cash generation.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 1 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Caution
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Proceed