Dayforce (DAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dayforce Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a human capital management (HCM) software company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers Dayforce, a cloud HCM platform that provides human resources, payroll and tax, workforce management, wallet, benefits, and talent intelligence functionalities; and Powerpay, a cloud HR and payroll solution for the small business market. The company also provides payroll and payroll-related services; and implementation and professional services. It sells its solutions through direct sales force and third-party channels. The company was formerly known as Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. and changed its name to Dayforce Inc. in February 2024. Dayforce Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $69.62 to $69.86
• 50-Day Range: $68.94 to $69.97
• 52-Week Range: $49.65 to $69.86
• Volume: 30.36 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $11.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $72.70
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dayforce Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dayforce scored higher than 12% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 583rd out of 626 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dayforce has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.06, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Dayforce is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dayforce has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dayforce are expected to grow by 20.95% in the coming year, from $1.48 to $1.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dayforce is -74.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dayforce is -74.44, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Dayforce has a PEG Ratio of 2.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dayforce has a P/B Ratio of 4.37. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for DAY.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Dayforce does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Dayforce does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.73

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Dayforce this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dayforce insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.50% of the stock of Dayforce is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Dayforce has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

DAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Dayforce's earnings last quarter?

Dayforce, Inc. (NYSE:DAY) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 29th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.19. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis.

When did Dayforce IPO?

Dayforce (DAY) raised $420 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, April 26th 2018. The company issued 21,000,000 shares at $19.00-$21.00 per share.

What other stocks do shareholders of Dayforce own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dayforce investors own include American Water Works (AWK), AUO (AUOTY), The RMR Group (RMR), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/29/2025
• Today: 5/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DAY
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:DAY
• CIK: 1725057
• Web: www.ceridian.com
• Phone: 952-853-8100
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 9,600
• Year Founded: 1992

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dayforce: $72.70
• High Price Target: $95.00
• Low Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.06
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.94)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 47.28
• P/E Growth: 2.13
• Net Income: $18.10 million
• Net Margins: -7.91%
• Pretax Margin: -5.00%
• Return on Equity: 6.54%
• Return on Assets: 1.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.91
• Cash Flow: $2.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.76
• Book Value: $16.01 per share
• Price / Book: 4.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 160,035,000
• Free Float: 152,833,000
• Market Cap: $11.20 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.16