Workday (WDAY) Competitors

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WDAY vs. ADSK, INTU, META, PCTY, and TEAM

Should you be buying Workday stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Workday include Autodesk (ADSK), Intuit (INTU), Meta Platforms (META), Paylocity (PCTY), and Atlassian (TEAM). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

How does Workday compare to Autodesk?

Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) and Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Workday	$9.55B	3.27	$693M	$2.58	47.13
Autodesk	$7.21B	6.94	$1.12B	$5.24	45.20

In the previous week, Autodesk had 5 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Autodesk and 15 mentions for Workday. Autodesk's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Workday's score of 0.85 indicating that Autodesk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Workday	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autodesk	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Autodesk has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Workday's net margin of 7.26%. Autodesk's return on equity of 53.51% beat Workday's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workday	7.26%	13.37%	6.55%
Autodesk	15.60%	53.51%	13.37%

Workday currently has a consensus target price of $199.71, indicating a potential upside of 64.25%. Autodesk has a consensus target price of $335.93, indicating a potential upside of 41.83%. Given Workday's higher possible upside, 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)	14 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autodesk shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Workday has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autodesk has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Autodesk beats Workday on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Workday compare to Intuit?

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

Intuit has a net margin of 21.57% compared to Workday's net margin of 7.26%. Intuit's return on equity of 24.23% beat Workday's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workday	7.26%	13.37%	6.55%
Intuit	21.57%	24.23%	13.44%

Intuit has higher revenue and earnings than Workday. Intuit 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	$9.55B	3.27	$693M	$2.58	47.13
Intuit	$18.83B	5.75	$3.87B	$15.44	25.34

Workday has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuit has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

89.8% of Workday shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Intuit shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Workday shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Intuit shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Intuit had 23 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Intuit and 15 mentions for Workday. Intuit's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Workday's score of 0.85 indicating that Intuit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Workday	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intuit	25 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Workday presently has a consensus target price of $199.71, indicating a potential upside of 64.25%. Intuit has a consensus target price of $634.26, indicating a potential upside of 62.12%. Given Workday's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Workday is more favorable than Intuit.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workday	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Intuit	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Summary

Intuit beats Workday on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Workday compare to Meta Platforms?

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) and Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) 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, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Meta Platforms has higher revenue and earnings than Workday. Meta Platforms 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
Meta Platforms	$214.96B	7.07	$60.46B	$27.51	21.85
Workday	$9.55B	3.27	$693M	$2.58	47.13

Meta Platforms presently has a consensus target price of $840.31, suggesting a potential upside of 39.81%. Workday has a consensus target price of $199.71, suggesting a potential upside of 64.25%. Given Workday's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Workday is more favorable than Meta Platforms.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meta Platforms	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	34 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Workday	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

In the previous week, Meta Platforms had 156 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 171 mentions for Meta Platforms and 15 mentions for Workday. Meta Platforms' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Workday's score of 0.85 indicating that Meta Platforms is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Meta Platforms	118 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	21 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Workday	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Meta Platforms has a net margin of 32.84% compared to Workday's net margin of 7.26%. Meta Platforms' return on equity of 36.93% beat Workday's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meta Platforms	32.84%	36.93%	23.09%
Workday	7.26%	13.37%	6.55%

79.9% of Meta Platforms shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Workday shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Meta Platforms shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Workday shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Meta Platforms has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Meta Platforms beats Workday on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Workday compare to Paylocity?

Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) and Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Workday has higher revenue and earnings than Paylocity. Paylocity 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	$9.55B	3.27	$693M	$2.58	47.13
Paylocity	$1.73B	3.42	$227.13M	$4.69	23.38

Paylocity has a net margin of 14.94% compared to Workday's net margin of 7.26%. Paylocity's return on equity of 25.63% beat Workday's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workday	7.26%	13.37%	6.55%
Paylocity	14.94%	25.63%	5.62%

Workday has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paylocity has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Workday presently has a consensus price target of $199.71, suggesting a potential upside of 64.25%. Paylocity has a consensus price target of $160.28, suggesting a potential upside of 46.15%. Given Workday's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Workday is more favorable than Paylocity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workday	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Paylocity	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

In the previous week, Paylocity had 9 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Paylocity and 15 mentions for Workday. Workday's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Paylocity's score of 0.57 indicating that Workday is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Workday	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paylocity	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

89.8% of Workday shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Paylocity shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Workday shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of Paylocity shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Workday and Paylocity tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Workday compare to Atlassian?

Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM) and Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.

94.4% of Atlassian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Workday shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.7% of Atlassian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Workday shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Atlassian presently has a consensus target price of $145.63, indicating a potential upside of 70.35%. Workday has a consensus target price of $199.71, indicating a potential upside of 64.25%. Given Atlassian's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Atlassian is more favorable than Workday.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlassian	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Workday	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Atlassian has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Workday has higher revenue and earnings than Atlassian. Atlassian 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
Atlassian	$6.19B	3.64	-$256.69M	-$0.83	N/A
Workday	$9.55B	3.27	$693M	$2.58	47.13

In the previous week, Atlassian had 23 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Atlassian and 15 mentions for Workday. Workday's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Atlassian's score of 0.62 indicating that Workday is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atlassian	16 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Workday	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Workday has a net margin of 7.26% compared to Atlassian's net margin of -3.50%. Workday's return on equity of 13.37% beat Atlassian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlassian	-3.50%	6.22%	1.37%
Workday	7.26%	13.37%	6.55%

Summary

Workday beats Atlassian on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WDAY vs. The Competition

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Metric	Workday	INTERNET SOFTWARE Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$31.19B	$16.29B	$38.79B	$12.30B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.49%	3.15%	5.22%
P/E Ratio	47.04	62.39	74.25	25.76
Price / Sales	3.27	42.07	623.65	78.11
Price / Cash	17.68	66.76	46.32	36.27
Price / Book	4.04	6.12	9.55	6.78
Net Income	$693M	$379.18M	$1.03B	$333.43M
7 Day Performance	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.49%
1 Month Performance	8.08%	37.67%	17.77%	9.25%
1 Year Performance	-53.06%	3.49%	174.65%	43.00%

Workday Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
WDAY Workday	4.552 of 5 stars	$121.01 -5.3%	$199.71 +65.0%	-50.6%	$31.10B	$9.55B	46.91	21,070
ADSK Autodesk	4.6051 of 5 stars	$244.35 flat	$335.93 +37.5%	-15.0%	$51.64B	$7.21B	46.63	14,300
INTU Intuit	4.9783 of 5 stars	$399.00 0.0%	$636.10 +59.4%	-39.4%	$110.34B	$18.83B	25.84	18,200	Analyst Forecast
META Meta Platforms	4.9402 of 5 stars	$608.74 0.0%	$840.67 +38.1%	+2.9%	$1.54T	$200.97B	22.13	78,865	Trending News Analyst Revision
PCTY Paylocity	4.0127 of 5 stars	$109.60 flat	$172.72 +57.6%	-43.0%	$5.91B	$1.60B	25.79	6,700	Positive News Analyst Forecast

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