Workday (WDAY) Competitors

Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) and Amphenol (NYSE:APH) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WDAY or APH?

Amphenol has higher revenue and earnings than Workday. Amphenol is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workday, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Workday	$7.26B	9.30	$1.38B	$5.15	49.64
Amphenol	$12.55B	5.31	$1.93B	$3.11	35.65

Does the media favor WDAY or APH?

In the previous week, Amphenol had 5 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Amphenol and 13 mentions for Workday. Amphenol's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Workday's score of 0.50 indicating that Amphenol is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Workday	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amphenol	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend WDAY or APH?

Workday presently has a consensus price target of $293.61, indicating a potential upside of 14.85%. Amphenol has a consensus price target of $113.75, indicating a potential upside of 2.59%. Given Workday's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Workday is more favorable than Amphenol.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workday	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Amphenol	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is WDAY or APH more profitable?

Workday has a net margin of 19.02% compared to Amphenol's net margin of 15.36%. Amphenol's return on equity of 23.94% beat Workday's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workday	19.02%	4.87%	2.28%
Amphenol	15.36%	23.94%	11.89%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WDAY or APH?

Workday received 809 more outperform votes than Amphenol when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.66% of users gave Amphenol an outperform vote while only 64.97% of users gave Workday an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Workday	Outperform Votes 1376 64.97%	Underperform Votes 742 35.03%
Amphenol	Outperform Votes 567 67.66%	Underperform Votes 271 32.34%

Which has more volatility and risk, WDAY or APH?

Workday has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amphenol has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WDAY or APH?

89.8% of Workday shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Amphenol shares are held by institutional investors. 21.1% of Workday shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Amphenol shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Workday and Amphenol tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.