Workday (WDAY) Competitors $238.04 -3.70 (-1.53%) Closing price 07/28/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$236.52 -1.52 (-0.64%) As of 08:30 AM 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. ADSK, INTU, META, TEAM, ANET, CRM, HUBS, NOW, ADBE, and MSTRShould you be buying Workday stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Workday include Autodesk (ADSK), Intuit (INTU), Meta Platforms (META), Atlassian (TEAM), Arista Networks (ANET), Salesforce (CRM), HubSpot (HUBS), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE), and MicroStrategy (MSTR). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Workday vs. Its Competitors Autodesk Intuit Meta Platforms Atlassian Arista Networks Salesforce HubSpot ServiceNow Adobe MicroStrategy Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) and Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Is WDAY or ADSK more profitable? Autodesk has a net margin of 15.90% compared to Workday's net margin of 5.60%. Autodesk's return on equity of 50.77% beat Workday's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Workday5.60% 8.00% 4.12% Autodesk 15.90%50.77%12.63% Which has better valuation & earnings, WDAY or ADSK? Autodesk has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Workday. Autodesk 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$8.45B7.53$526M$1.81131.51Autodesk$6.13B10.63$1.11B$4.6765.20 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WDAY or ADSK? 89.8% of Workday shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Workday shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate WDAY or ADSK? Workday currently has a consensus target price of $296.88, indicating a potential upside of 24.72%. Autodesk has a consensus target price of $342.61, indicating a potential upside of 12.53%. Given Workday's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Workday is more favorable than Autodesk.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Workday 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Autodesk 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media favor WDAY or ADSK? In the previous week, Autodesk had 12 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Autodesk and 30 mentions for Workday. Workday's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Autodesk's score of 1.32 indicating that Workday is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Workday 24 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Autodesk 27 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, WDAY or ADSK? Workday has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAutodesk beats Workday on 9 of the 16 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 WDAY 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 ExcelMetricWorkdayINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$64.54B$18.82B$29.05B$9.53BDividend YieldN/A2.79%3.05%4.05%P/E Ratio131.5177.8834.4720.08Price / Sales7.5370.021,575.9987.55Price / Cash62.3388.0034.5728.40Price / Book7.028.727.565.80Net Income$526M$341.62M$782.93M$259.24M7 Day Performance-0.45%1.54%0.71%0.61%1 Month Performance0.28%11.14%6.35%11.83%1 Year Performance4.80%56.40%52,840.14%16.52% Workday Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDAYWorkday4.9169 of 5 stars$238.04-1.5%$296.88+24.7%+4.1%$64.54B$8.45B131.5120,400Positive NewsADSKAutodesk4.574 of 5 stars$295.16-0.6%$342.61+16.1%+26.4%$63.16B$6.13B63.2015,300Positive NewsINTUIntuit4.5159 of 5 stars$763.69+1.5%$800.55+4.8%+26.1%$213.03B$18.18B61.9918,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMETAMeta Platforms3.9061 of 5 stars$712.97+1.2%$738.37+3.6%+54.1%$1.79T$164.50B27.8174,067Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTEAMAtlassian4.7463 of 5 stars$194.36-0.3%$274.05+41.0%+13.8%$51.02B$4.36B-117.0812,157Insider TradeANETArista Networks4.3663 of 5 stars$111.63-0.1%$111.40-0.2%+47.3%$140.20B$7.00B47.254,412Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCRMSalesforce4.8943 of 5 stars$262.310.0%$348.16+32.7%+2.9%$250.77B$37.90B41.0576,453Positive NewsInsider TradeHUBSHubSpot4.8618 of 5 stars$547.43+0.9%$759.04+38.7%+13.6%$28.87B$2.63B-1,216.518,246Analyst DowngradeNOWServiceNow4.6278 of 5 stars$960.89-0.3%$1,079.58+12.4%+19.1%$198.89B$11.47B130.5626,293Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeADBEAdobe4.8838 of 5 stars$367.68+0.5%$473.88+28.9%-31.9%$155.97B$21.51B23.5230,709Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeMSTRMicroStrategy4.6179 of 5 stars$426.28+0.7%$525.67+23.3%+130.4%$116.54B$463.46M-19.542,150Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Autodesk Competitors Intuit Competitors Meta Platforms Competitors Atlassian Competitors Arista Networks Competitors Salesforce Competitors HubSpot Competitors ServiceNow Competitors Adobe Competitors MicroStrategy 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 7/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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