Rep. April McClain Delaney Sells Off Shares of Dayforce, Inc. (NYSE:DAY)

Key Points

• Representative April McClain Delaney sold shares of Dayforce, Inc., disclosing a transaction between $15,001 and $50,000 on August 19th, as part of several trades she made.
• Dayforce reports Q2 earnings of $0.61 EPS, exceeding expectations, with revenue increasing by 9.8% year-over-year to $464.70 million.
• Analysts have mixed ratings for Dayforce, with price targets ranging from $60 to $72 and a consensus average target price of $71.43.

Representative April McClain Delaney (D-Maryland) recently sold shares of Dayforce, Inc. NYSE: DAY. In a filing disclosed on September 02nd, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in Dayforce stock on August 19th.

Representative April McClain Delaney also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of BJ's Wholesale Club NYSE: BJ on 8/25/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Markel Group NYSE: MKL on 8/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Viking NYSE: VIK on 8/13/2025.
• Sold $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Core & Main NYSE: CNM on 8/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Jones Lang LaSalle NYSE: JLL on 8/7/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Markel Group NYSE: MKL on 8/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of IDEXX Laboratories NASDAQ: IDXX on 8/7/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Clean Harbors NYSE: CLH on 8/7/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Morningstar NASDAQ: MORN on 8/2/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bio-Techne NASDAQ: TECH on 8/1/2025.

Dayforce Price Performance

DAY traded down $0.55 on Friday, reaching $69.01. 2,868,018 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,328,237. The stock has a market cap of $11.02 billion, a PE ratio of 230.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.14. Dayforce, Inc. has a twelve month low of $48.01 and a twelve month high of $82.69. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $59.90 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.04.

Dayforce (NYSE:DAY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $464.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $457.83 million. Dayforce had a net margin of 2.65% and a return on equity of 7.37%. Dayforce's quarterly revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.48 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Dayforce, Inc. will post 1.48 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Dayforce

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Dayforce by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,648,163 shares of the company's stock worth $977,532,000 after buying an additional 296,198 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in Dayforce by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 16,620,415 shares of the company's stock worth $969,470,000 after buying an additional 1,387,943 shares in the last quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Dayforce by 17.2% during the 2nd quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 16,244,490 shares of the company's stock worth $899,782,000 after buying an additional 2,383,969 shares in the last quarter. Dragoneer Investment Group LLC increased its position in shares of Dayforce by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Dragoneer Investment Group LLC now owns 4,749,842 shares of the company's stock valued at $263,094,000 after purchasing an additional 23,592 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Dayforce by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,014,285 shares of the company's stock valued at $221,912,000 after purchasing an additional 13,139 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Dayforce

In other Dayforce news, EVP Samer Alkharrat sold 4,659 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.69, for a total value of $278,095.71. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 127,632 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $7,618,354.08. This represents a 3.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP William Everett Mcdonald sold 2,059 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.01, for a total transaction of $113,265.59. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 103,684 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,703,656.84. This represents a 1.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 9,382 shares of company stock valued at $539,860. Insiders own 4.50% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on DAY shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Dayforce from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Needham & Company LLC lowered shares of Dayforce from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $95.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Dayforce from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Dayforce from $61.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, KeyCorp lowered shares of Dayforce from an "overweight" rating to a "sector weight" rating in a report on Friday, August 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $71.43.

About Representative McClain Delaney

April McClain-Delaney (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Maryland's 6th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. McClain-Delaney (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 6th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election. April McClain-Delaney grew up in Buhl, Idaho, where her father was a potato farmer. She obtained her bachelor's degree in communications from Northwestern University in 1986 and her law degree from Georgetown Law Center in 1989. McClain-Delaney worked in communications law, first with the satellite firm Orion Network Systems and later as the Washington director for Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on technology and children. In 2022, McClain-Delaney joined the U.S. Department of Commerce under President Joe Biden (D) as deputy assistant secretary for communications and information. McClain-Delaney served on the board of the Georgetown University Law Center, the International Center for Research on Women, and the Northwestern University School of Communications.

About Dayforce

Dayforce Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a human capital management (HCM) software company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers Dayforce, a cloud HCM platform that provides human resources, payroll and tax, workforce management, wallet, benefits, and talent intelligence functionalities; and Powerpay, a cloud HR and payroll solution for the small business market.