Workday (WDAY) Competitors $237.74 -1.49 (-0.62%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$238.96 +1.22 (+0.51%) As of 07:56 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), MicroStrategy (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. Its Competitors Salesforce Intuit Adobe MicroStrategy Cadence Design Systems Synopsys Autodesk Fair Isaac ANSYS Tyler Technologies Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) and Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate CRM or WDAY? Salesforce presently has a consensus target price of $349.08, indicating a potential upside of 29.74%. Workday has a consensus target price of $297.68, indicating a potential upside of 25.21%. Given Salesforce's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Salesforce is more favorable than Workday.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Salesforce 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 28 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81Workday 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 Which has more volatility & risk, CRM or WDAY? Salesforce has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CRM or WDAY more profitable? Salesforce has a net margin of 16.08% compared to Workday's net margin of 5.60%. Salesforce's return on equity of 12.94% beat Workday's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Salesforce16.08% 12.94% 7.99% Workday 5.60%8.00%4.12% Does the media favor CRM or WDAY? In the previous week, Salesforce had 58 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 83 mentions for Salesforce and 25 mentions for Workday. Salesforce's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Workday's score of 0.85 indicating that Salesforce is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Salesforce 64 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Workday 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CRM or WDAY? 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 RatioSalesforce$37.90B6.79$6.20B$6.3942.11Workday$8.45B7.52$526M$1.81131.35 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CRM or WDAY? 80.4% of Salesforce shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Workday shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Salesforce shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Workday shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummarySalesforce beats Workday on 13 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. 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$63.87B$17.88B$27.19B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A2.52%3.15%4.10%P/E Ratio131.3565.4836.0419.88Price / Sales7.5271.282,037.69113.66Price / Cash61.6891.1437.6556.90Price / Book7.128.477.055.38Net Income$526M$335.91M$763.02M$248.50M7 Day Performance1.83%3.95%3.10%2.97%1 Month Performance-4.04%3.24%6.51%6.02%1 Year Performance4.84%67.95%52,212.28%20.39% Workday Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDAYWorkday4.9131 of 5 stars$237.74-0.6%$297.68+25.2%+6.5%$63.87B$8.45B131.3520,400CRMSalesforce4.9551 of 5 stars$263.14+1.0%$349.08+32.7%+6.1%$251.56B$37.90B41.1876,453Trending NewsInsider TradeINTUIntuit4.5647 of 5 stars$763.11+0.3%$787.95+3.3%+19.8%$212.87B$16.29B61.9418,800Trending NewsADBEAdobe4.9233 of 5 stars$380.13+0.9%$496.75+30.7%-30.0%$162.01B$22.60B24.3230,709Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeMSTRMicroStrategy4.3822 of 5 stars$367.94-0.5%$514.42+39.8%+173.3%$100.60B$463.46M-16.871,534Trending NewsGap UpCDNSCadence Design Systems4.1761 of 5 stars$293.60-0.6%$325.23+10.8%-0.5%$80.16B$4.64B74.3312,700Positive NewsSNPSSynopsys4.692 of 5 stars$471.61+0.2%$607.14+28.7%-13.3%$73.18B$6.13B34.0520,000Positive NewsADSKAutodesk4.0231 of 5 stars$301.12+1.3%$337.45+12.1%+26.8%$64.44B$6.13B64.4815,300Positive NewsInsider TradeFICOFair Isaac4.8888 of 5 stars$1,881.25+4.2%$2,304.15+22.5%+23.0%$45.79B$1.72B81.023,586Positive NewsANSSANSYS2.9895 of 5 stars$335.07+0.0%$352.50+5.2%+10.0%$29.46B$2.54B49.713,200News CoveragePositive NewsTYLTyler Technologies4.4497 of 5 stars$579.74+1.8%$680.50+17.4%+18.3%$25.00B$2.14B87.317,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Salesforce Competitors Intuit Competitors Adobe Competitors MicroStrategy 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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