Workday (WDAY) Competitors $252.73 -0.17 (-0.07%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$253.00 +0.27 (+0.11%) As of 07:39 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WDAY vs. CRM, INTU, ADBE, MSTR, CDNS, SNPS, ADSK, FICO, ANSS, and TYLShould you be buying Workday stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Workday include Salesforce (CRM), Intuit (INTU), Adobe (ADBE), Strategy (MSTR), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), Autodesk (ADSK), Fair Isaac (FICO), ANSYS (ANSS), and Tyler Technologies (TYL). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. Workday vs. Salesforce Intuit Adobe Strategy Cadence Design Systems Synopsys Autodesk Fair Isaac ANSYS Tyler Technologies Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) and Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Does the media favor WDAY or CRM? In the previous week, Salesforce had 66 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 83 mentions for Salesforce and 17 mentions for Workday. Salesforce's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Workday's score of 0.98 indicating that Salesforce is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Workday 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Salesforce 57 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WDAY or CRM? Salesforce received 1823 more outperform votes than Workday when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.10% of users gave Salesforce an outperform vote while only 65.16% of users gave Workday an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWorkdayOutperform Votes145765.16% Underperform Votes77934.84% SalesforceOutperform Votes328082.10% Underperform Votes71517.90% Is WDAY or CRM more profitable? Workday has a net margin of 19.86% compared to Salesforce's net margin of 15.96%. Salesforce's return on equity of 12.34% beat Workday's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Workday19.86% 6.13% 3.13% Salesforce 15.96%12.34%7.65% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WDAY or CRM? 89.8% of Workday shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Salesforce shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Workday shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Salesforce shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WDAY or CRM? Salesforce has higher revenue and earnings than Workday. Salesforce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workday, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWorkday$8.70B7.76$1.38B$1.81139.63Salesforce$38.59B6.64$4.14B$6.3941.97 Which has more volatility & risk, WDAY or CRM? Workday has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Salesforce has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WDAY or CRM? Workday presently has a consensus target price of $293.54, suggesting a potential upside of 16.15%. Salesforce has a consensus target price of $346.34, suggesting a potential upside of 29.14%. Given Salesforce's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Salesforce is more favorable than Workday.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Workday 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79Salesforce 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 27 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 SummarySalesforce beats Workday on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Workday News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WDAY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WDAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWorkdayData processing & preparation IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$67.48B$4.40B$26.25B$8.66BDividend YieldN/A3.69%2.86%4.19%P/E Ratio41.9198.8145.1820.17Price / Sales7.761,849.902,031.83161.90Price / Cash167.1533.7434.7434.64Price / Book8.256.667.084.72Net Income$1.38B$46.01M$740.66M$247.80M7 Day Performance0.58%3.48%4.00%3.36%1 Month Performance-2.42%5.93%7.39%9.71%1 Year Performance18.80%25.30%52,442.62%14.41% Workday Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDAYWorkday4.7822 of 5 stars$252.73-0.1%$293.54+16.1%+17.3%$67.48B$8.70B41.9117,700Insider TradeCRMSalesforce4.9445 of 5 stars$261.13-1.6%$343.32+31.5%+12.6%$251.05B$38.59B42.9573,500Trending NewsDividend CutAnalyst ForecastINTUIntuit4.6054 of 5 stars$764.32+1.4%$785.33+2.7%+33.2%$213.20B$18.18B74.2117,300Trending NewsInsider TradeADBEAdobe4.6794 of 5 stars$402.97-2.9%$502.88+24.8%-10.6%$171.74B$22.04B32.5029,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMSTRStrategy4.5206 of 5 stars$372.44+0.9%$514.42+38.1%+145.7%$101.83B$459.28M-66.122,150Trending NewsInsider TradeCDNSCadence Design Systems4.4779 of 5 stars$292.49+1.9%$325.23+11.2%+2.5%$79.86B$4.87B75.7710,200Positive NewsSNPSSynopsys4.6863 of 5 stars$466.15+0.5%$609.64+30.8%-13.2%$72.33B$6.22B32.1019,000Positive NewsInsider TradeADSKAutodesk4.4339 of 5 stars$294.92-0.4%$337.45+14.4%+37.6%$63.10B$6.35B58.5212,600Positive NewsFICOFair Isaac4.9469 of 5 stars$1,750.36+1.4%$2,304.15+31.6%+33.3%$42.61B$1.84B80.333,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastANSSANSYS2.6829 of 5 stars$332.36+0.5%$352.50+6.1%+5.5%$29.22B$2.58B50.745,600Positive NewsTYLTyler Technologies4.3959 of 5 stars$564.19-2.2%$687.82+21.9%+20.4%$24.33B$2.19B93.107,200Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Salesforce Competitors Intuit Competitors Adobe Competitors Strategy Competitors Cadence Design Systems Competitors Synopsys Competitors Autodesk Competitors Fair Isaac Competitors ANSYS Competitors Tyler Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WDAY) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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