Workday (WDAY) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$195.79 -11.13 (-5.38%)

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Workday - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 39 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
17

Buy
20

Based on 39 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Workday in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 39 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 17 have given a hold rating, and 20 have given a buy rating for WDAY.

Consensus Price Target

$206.34
5.39% Upside

According to the 39 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Workday, the average price target is $206.34. The highest price target for WDAY is $315.00, while the lowest price target for WDAY is $92.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 5.39% from the current price of $195.79.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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WDAY Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/4/25 to 9/4/26	1 Month Ago 8/5/25 to 8/5/26	3 Months Ago 6/6/25 to 6/6/26	1 Year Ago 9/4/24 to 9/4/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	20 Buy rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)
Hold	17 Hold rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$206.34	$179.80	$185.03	$286.81
Forecasted Upside	5.39% Upside	5.37% Upside	28.24% Upside	24.09% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

WDAY Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

WDAY Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Workday Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Workday	Technology Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.46	2.23	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	5.39% Upside	410.62% Upside	14.02% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent WDAY News	Positive News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/31/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group 3 of 5 stars	Kash Rangan 1 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Neutral	$151.00 ➝ $164.00	-17.48%
8/28/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Rishi Jaluria 2 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Outperform	$220.00 ➝ $240.00	+24.44%
8/28/2026	Jefferies Financial Group 3 of 5 stars	Brent Thill 1 of 5 stars	Set Target		$220.00	+9.29%
8/28/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Karl Keirstead Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$230.00	+19.26%
8/28/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Moerdler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$216.00 ➝ $238.00	+22.95%
8/28/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brad Reback Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$115.00 ➝ $160.00	-17.34%
8/28/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Turrin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$215.00 ➝ $225.00	+16.24%
8/28/2026	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
8/28/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Keith Weiss Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Underweight	$145.00 ➝ $180.00	-7.01%
8/28/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Steven Enders Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$139.00 ➝ $201.00	+3.84%
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8/28/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Raimo Lenschow Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$200.00 ➝ $224.00	+15.72%
8/28/2026	Capital One Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight	$219.00	+13.14%
8/28/2026	Freedom Broker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Almas Almaganbetov Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$180.00 ➝ $200.00	-2.01%
8/28/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Derrick Wood Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold	$220.00 ➝ $210.00	+3.46%
8/28/2026	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lucky Schreiner Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$135.00 ➝ $190.00	-2.85%
8/28/2026	Monness Crespi & Hardt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$202.00 ➝ $218.00	+12.62%
8/28/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jason Celino Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$158.00 ➝ $215.00	+11.07%
8/28/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Daniel Jester Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$182.00 ➝ $230.00	+18.82%
8/28/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew VanVliet Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$220.00 ➝ $205.00	+5.90%
8/28/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Billy Fitzsimmons Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$145.00 ➝ $190.00	-1.84%
8/28/2026	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Berg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$180.00 ➝ $230.00	+18.82%
8/25/2026	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Hynes Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$200.00 ➝ $225.00	+12.98%
8/24/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ken Wong Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$165.00 ➝ $220.00	+9.99%
8/21/2026	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$275.00	+39.37%
8/19/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tal Liani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$140.00 ➝ $205.00	+2.89%
8/17/2026	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Allan Verkhovski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
8/14/2026	Lake Street Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$205.00	-0.70%
8/14/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Marcon Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$190.00 ➝ $215.00	+4.14%
8/13/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Hold (C-)
7/20/2026	CLSA Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bhavtosh Vajpayee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$92.00	-36.46%
5/27/2026	Summit Redstone Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$275.00	+119.45%
5/27/2026	HC Wainwright Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$140.00	+12.89%
5/22/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$160.00	+31.31%
3/12/2026	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Almas Almaganbetov Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$210.00	+53.01%
2/25/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Siti Panigrahi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$275.00 ➝ $210.00	+59.68%
2/25/2026	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Robert Simmons Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$180.00 ➝ $150.00	+15.18%
2/25/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kirk Materne Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ In-Line	$160.00	+22.86%
2/24/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Murphy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$270.00 ➝ $230.00	+77.81%
2/18/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brad Zelnick Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$265.00 ➝ $190.00	+32.76%
2/18/2026	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Walravens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
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2/9/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alexander Sklar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
11/26/2025	Macquarie Infrastructure Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy
10/30/2025	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
5/23/2025	Westpark Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Curtis Shauger Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$315.00 ➝ $328.00	+20.56%
3/17/2025	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	A. Verkhovski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sector Outperform	$355.00 ➝ $305.00	+23.71%
3/4/2025	Daiwa Securities Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	S. Tanaka Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
2/19/2025	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Omar Sheikh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral
2/14/2025	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Stefan Slowinski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy

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Should I Buy Workday Stock? WDAY Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Workday pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Workday
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Workday, Inc.:

Workday, Inc. recently reported strong financial results for the quarter ended August 27, 2026, beating consensus estimates with an earnings per share of $2.75 compared to the expected $2.61, while revenue of $2.65 billion also exceeded the $2.64 billion forecast, demonstrating robust demand for its cloud-based human capital and financial management applications.
The company's stock is currently trading at $198.38, which is significantly above its 52-week low of $110.36 and reflects a substantial recovery from the lows seen in early 2026, indicating that the market is increasingly valuing the company's improved profitability and growth trajectory.
Workday, Inc. is expanding its ecosystem through strategic partnerships, such as the recent addition of Bright Horizons to its Wellness Partner Program, which helps employers manage family-care and education benefits, thereby enhancing the value proposition of its human capital management platform for enterprise clients.
Analyst sentiment has shifted positively, with the consensus rating improving to a "Hold" and an average price target of $206.34, while several firms including Monness Crespi & Hardt, KeyCorp, and DA Davidson have expressed bullish expectations, suggesting that the stock may still have room to grow relative to current valuations.
Institutional interest in the stock is growing, as evidenced by new positions opened by funds such as Railway Pension Investments Ltd and Madison Asset Management LLC in the second quarter of 2026, indicating that large investors are recognizing the long-term potential of Workday, Inc.'s enterprise AI and software solutions.

Workday
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Workday, Inc. for these reasons:

Despite strong earnings, the stock is facing technical resistance around the $205 level, a price point that has been significant for several years, and recent trading has seen the company give back part of its post-earnings rally, suggesting that profit-taking may be offsetting the positive fundamental news.
Several major financial institutions, including Cantor Fitzgerald and TD Cowen, have recently lowered their price targets on Workday, Inc. to $205 and $210 respectively, while Piper Sandler raised its target to $190, which is below the recent trading range, indicating a cautious outlook among some analysts regarding the stock's near-term upside.
Insider selling has been notable, with major shareholders and executives such as David A Duffield and Zane Rowe selling significant blocks of shares in the first half of 2026, often to cover tax withholding obligations, which can signal a lack of confidence or a need for liquidity among those closest to the company.
The company faces increasing competition from new AI-native challengers, such as Rillet, which is rebuilding enterprise resource planning software around AI agents, posing a threat to Workday, Inc.'s traditional software model and potentially eroding its market share in the long term.
Workday, Inc. has a high P/E ratio of 40.24, which is significantly above the market average, meaning that investors are paying a premium for its growth, and any disappointment in future earnings or growth rates could lead to a sharp decline in the stock price.

WDAY Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 39 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Workday is $206.34, with a high forecast of $315.00 and a low forecast of $92.00.

39 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Workday in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 17 hold ratings and 20 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" WDAY shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in WDAY, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Workday's stock has a predicted upside of 5.39% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Workday's stock had 4 downgrades and 3 upgrades by analysts.

Workday has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, BTIG Research, Canaccord Genuity Group, Cantor Fitzgerald, Capital One Financial, Citigroup, CLSA, DA Davidson, Freedom Broker, Guggenheim, Jefferies Financial Group, KeyCorp, Lake Street Capital, Monness Crespi & Hardt, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Oppenheimer, Piper Sandler, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Stifel Nicolaus, TD Cowen, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and William Blair in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Workday more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating score for Workday is 2.46 while the average consensus rating score for "technology" companies is 2.23. Learn more on how WDAY compares to other companies.

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Workday (WDAY) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Workday - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Workday (WDAY) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Workday - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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