Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Workday Inc shares valued at $17,293,603 were sold by DUFFIELD DAVID A on Sep 16 ’25. At $220.12 per share, DUFFIELD DAVID A sold 78,564 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 102,997 shares worth approximately $24.19 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, DUFFIELD DAVID A sold 15,000 shares, netting a total of over 3,333,516 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $222.23 each, the insider now holds 15,000 shares.
Before that, RICHARD SAUER had added 1,160 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $254,052, the Officer bought Workday Inc shares for $219.01 each.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on September 17, 2025, Workday Inc [WDAY] has been rated up from an Underweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $235. Analysts at Guggenheim upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of August 22, 2025, Oppenheimer has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for WDAY. Earlier on August 22, 2025, BMO Capital Markets resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for WDAY stock.
Analyzing WDAY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Workday Inc [NASDAQ: WDAY] rose 7.25% to $234.88. The stock’s lowest price that day was $231.97, but it reached a high of $240.63 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.71%. Over the course of the year, Workday Inc shares have dropped approximately -6.07%.
Is Workday Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Workday Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 2.66 million shares to 10.44 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 7.79 million shares. A jump of 25.43% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.71 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.71.
Which companies own the most shares of Workday Inc (WDAY)?
In terms of Workday Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 275 in the next 12 months, up nearly 25.57% from the previous closing price of $219.01. Analysts anticipate Workday Inc stock to reach 304 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 245. In spite of this, 28 analysts ranked Workday Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 14, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $265.
