Workday (WDAY) Competitors $231.08 -0.05 (-0.02%) Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$232.04 +0.96 (+0.42%) As of 07:01 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, DT, HUBS, NOW, and ADBEShould 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), Dynatrace (DT), HubSpot (HUBS), ServiceNow (NOW), and Adobe (ADBE). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Workday vs. Its Competitors Autodesk Intuit Meta Platforms Atlassian Arista Networks Salesforce Dynatrace HubSpot ServiceNow Adobe Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend ADSK or WDAY? Autodesk presently has a consensus target price of $356.83, suggesting a potential upside of 9.33%. Workday has a consensus target price of $286.81, suggesting a potential upside of 24.12%. Given Workday's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Workday is more favorable than Autodesk.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Autodesk 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Workday 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ADSK or WDAY? Autodesk has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAutodesk$6.13B11.34$1.11B$4.8367.57Workday$8.45B7.31$526M$2.16106.98 Which has more volatility and risk, ADSK or WDAY? Autodesk has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ADSK or WDAY? In the previous week, Autodesk had 3 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Autodesk and 33 mentions for Workday. Workday's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Autodesk's score of 1.23 indicating that Workday is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Autodesk 28 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Workday 27 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ADSK or WDAY? 90.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Workday shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autodesk shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Workday shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ADSK or WDAY more profitable? Autodesk has a net margin of 15.75% compared to Workday's net margin of 6.51%. Autodesk's return on equity of 51.23% beat Workday's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Autodesk15.75% 51.23% 12.77% Workday 6.51%9.74%5.01% SummaryAutodesk beats Workday on 9 of the 17 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. 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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$61.70B$19.55B$30.50B$9.94BDividend YieldN/A3.45%3.16%4.53%P/E Ratio106.9878.50443.7026.13Price / Sales7.3166.471,972.81121.74Price / Cash59.5882.8133.8529.11Price / Book6.818.337.066.09Net Income$526M$355.98M$808.41M$266.19M7 Day Performance0.11%-0.57%-0.16%0.44%1 Month Performance4.06%4.38%2.93%4.88%1 Year Performance-9.24%73.11%24,208.68%26.03% Workday Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDAYWorkday4.9447 of 5 stars$231.080.0%$286.81+24.1%-9.2%$61.70B$8.45B106.9820,400Positive NewsADSKAutodesk4.6583 of 5 stars$314.70+9.1%$355.43+12.9%+30.4%$67.35B$6.13B65.1615,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeINTUIntuit4.9563 of 5 stars$667.00-0.2%$797.62+19.6%+9.4%$186.06B$18.83B48.5418,800Positive NewsMETAMeta Platforms4.1352 of 5 stars$738.70-1.7%$822.41+11.3%+50.4%$1.86T$164.50B26.7574,067Trending NewsTEAMAtlassian4.6987 of 5 stars$177.78+0.6%$256.90+44.5%+6.9%$46.64B$5.22B-179.5713,813Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeANETArista Networks4.636 of 5 stars$136.46+0.2%$138.07+1.2%+81.8%$171.51B$7.00B53.674,412Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap UpCRMSalesforce4.9017 of 5 stars$256.37+0.7%$341.47+33.2%+2.6%$245.09B$38.59B40.1276,453Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionDTDynatrace4.9346 of 5 stars$50.59-0.6%$62.72+24.0%-0.5%$15.25B$1.78B31.045,200Positive NewsHUBSHubSpot4.7575 of 5 stars$483.11+1.4%$726.04+50.3%-1.8%$25.45B$2.63B-2,100.468,246Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionNOWServiceNow4.8661 of 5 stars$918.49-1.1%$1,115.20+21.4%+10.7%$191.04B$10.98B115.6826,293Positive NewsADBEAdobe4.8536 of 5 stars$356.70+0.8%$459.52+28.8%-38.1%$151.31B$21.51B22.8230,709Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Autodesk Competitors Intuit Competitors Meta Platforms Competitors Atlassian Competitors Arista Networks Competitors Salesforce Competitors Dynatrace Competitors HubSpot Competitors ServiceNow Competitors Adobe 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 9/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis is my Christian duty“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWhat Steve Bannon revealed about Trump’s gold playA Trump advisor just said 3 words that could reset the dollar. 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