Workday (WDAY) Competitors $234.76 -2.42 (-1.02%) Closing price 10/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$237.25 +2.49 (+1.06%) As of 09:04 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 Strategy (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 Strategy Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) and Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Does the media refer more to WDAY or ADSK? In the previous week, Workday had 3 more articles in the media than Autodesk. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Workday and 30 mentions for Autodesk. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Workday's score of 0.99 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Workday 21 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Autodesk 23 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate WDAY or ADSK? Workday currently has a consensus price target of $287.83, suggesting a potential upside of 22.61%. Autodesk has a consensus price target of $359.13, suggesting a potential upside of 17.72%. Given Workday's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Workday is more favorable than Autodesk.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Workday 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Autodesk 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is WDAY or ADSK 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 Workday6.51% 9.74% 5.01% Autodesk 15.75%51.23%12.77% Which has more volatility & risk, WDAY or ADSK? Workday has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in WDAY or ADSK? 89.8% of Workday shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Autodesk shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Workday shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autodesk shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable 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$8.96B7.00$526M$2.16108.69Autodesk$6.13B10.60$1.11B$4.8363.16 SummaryAutodesk beats Workday on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$63.33B$19.47B$32.41B$10.45BDividend YieldN/A3.55%3.19%4.78%P/E Ratio108.6973.77491.3627.36Price / Sales7.00146.531,568.20196.46Price / Cash61.1582.7537.7961.86Price / Book6.929.687.766.81Net Income$526M$356.34M$820.59M$276.80M7 Day Performance-1.45%-1.21%0.20%0.42%1 Month Performance7.19%2.29%6.51%7.86%1 Year Performance-2.27%89.53%23,961.15%41.24% Workday Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDAYWorkday4.9586 of 5 stars$234.76-1.0%$287.83+22.6%-4.1%$63.33B$8.96B108.6920,400Trending NewsInsider TradeADSKAutodesk4.6455 of 5 stars$323.43+1.4%$359.13+11.0%+6.5%$68.89B$6.13B66.9615,300Positive NewsINTUIntuit4.9811 of 5 stars$670.09-1.4%$791.82+18.2%+5.6%$186.82B$18.83B48.7718,200Trending NewsMETAMeta Platforms4.4161 of 5 stars$715.66+0.7%$830.02+16.0%+22.4%$1.80T$164.50B25.9174,067Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeTEAMAtlassian4.609 of 5 stars$150.19-0.2%$248.74+65.6%-21.5%$39.40B$5.22B-151.7113,813Insider TradeANETArista Networks4.8121 of 5 stars$149.61+2.8%$162.00+8.3%+46.2%$188.04B$7.00B58.844,412Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCRMSalesforce4.9847 of 5 stars$245.85+2.3%$332.58+35.3%-17.9%$234.05B$37.90B35.7376,453Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHUBSHubSpot4.6262 of 5 stars$463.89+2.7%$723.11+55.9%-18.7%$24.44B$2.63B-2,016.918,246Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeNOWServiceNow4.973 of 5 stars$913.27+0.1%$1,122.20+22.9%-2.8%$189.96B$12.06B115.0226,293Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeADBEAdobe4.7943 of 5 stars$350.14+1.0%$433.41+23.8%-34.9%$146.57B$21.51B21.8230,709Trending NewsMSTRStrategy4.6885 of 5 stars$359.69+2.3%$509.54+41.7%+52.7%$101.99B$463.46M31.661,534Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 Strategy 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 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMove $1,000 into this stock before Nov 6The End of Tesla? 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