Workday (WDAY) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/8/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $220.00 to $210.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2026 – Workday was given a new $210.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 10/6/2026 – Workday had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 10/5/2026 – Workday had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $230.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/30/2026 – Workday had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald.
• 9/18/2026 – Workday was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 9/9/2026 – Workday was upgraded by Dbs Bank to “hold”.
• 9/5/2026 – Workday was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 8/31/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $151.00 to $164.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $220.00 to $240.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday was given a new $220.00 price target by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 8/28/2026 – Workday was given a new $230.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $216.00 to $238.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Stifel Nicolaus from $115.00 to $160.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $215.00 to $225.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by William Blair.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $145.00 to $180.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $139.00 to $201.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $200.00 to $224.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday was given a new $219.00 price target by Capital One Financial Corporation. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday was downgraded by Freedom Broker from “buy” to “hold”. They now have a $200.00 price target on the stock, up from $180.00.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $220.00 to $210.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by DA Davidson from $135.00 to $190.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Monness Crespi & Hardt from $202.00 to $218.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $158.00 to $215.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by BMO Capital Markets from $182.00 to $230.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by Cantor Fitzgerald from $220.00 to $205.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Piper Sandler from $145.00 to $190.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/28/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $180.00 to $230.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/27/2026 – Workday was downgraded by Capital One Financial Corporation from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 8/25/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $200.00 to $225.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/24/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $165.00 to $220.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/23/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $205.00 to $225.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 8/21/2026 – Workday had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Cantor Fitzgerald.
• 8/21/2026 – Workday had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Guggenheim. They now have a $275.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/20/2026 – Workday had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 8/19/2026 – Workday had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC.
• 8/19/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $140.00 to $205.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/17/2026 – Workday was downgraded by BTIG Research from “buy” to “neutral”.
• 8/14/2026 – Workday had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by BMO Capital Markets.
• 8/14/2026 – Workday had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by KeyCorp.
• 8/14/2026 – Workday had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC.
• 8/14/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $140.00 to $220.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 8/14/2026 – Workday was given a new $205.00 price target by Lake Street Capital.
• 8/14/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $140.00 to $205.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 8/14/2026 – Workday had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $145.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/14/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Robert W. Baird from $190.00 to $215.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 8/13/2026 – Workday was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 8/12/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $185.00 to $215.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 8/10/2026 – Workday had its price target raised by Monness Crespi & Hardt from $150.00 to $202.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Insider Transactions at Workday

In related news, CFO Zane Rowe sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $187.23, for a total value of $1,123,380.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 269,642 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,485,071.66. This represents a 2.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 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, major shareholder David A. Duffield sold 99,228 shares of Workday stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $187.32, for a total transaction of $18,587,388.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 105,049 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,677,778.68. This trade represents a 48.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 887,351 shares of company stock worth $169,913,604 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 18.64% of the company’s stock.

Workday, Inc develops cloud-based enterprise software for managing an organization’s people, finances and operations. Its platform is primarily used by businesses, government agencies and educational institutions to support human resources, finance, planning, analytics and related administrative processes.

The company’s offerings include Workday Human Capital Management, Financial Management, Adaptive Planning, Spend Management, payroll, recruiting, talent management, learning and workforce analytics.