Positive sentiment towards WDAY reflected in decline in short interest

Samantha Gray

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Workday Inc shares valued at $656,250 were sold by Eschenbach Carl M. on Jan 05 ’26. At $210.00 per share, Eschenbach Carl M. sold 3,125 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 17,097 shares worth approximately $3.61 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Kazmaier Gerrit S sold 3,759 shares, netting a total of over 784,626 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $208.73 each, the insider now holds 105,167 shares.

Before that, Enslin Robert had sold 22,185 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $4,662,713, the President, CCO traded Workday Inc shares for $210.17 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 22,185 shares, worth approximately $22.45 million.

Analysts at Rosenblatt started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of November 21, 2025, Raymond James has initiated its “Mkt perform” rating for WDAY. Earlier on September 17, 2025, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for WDAY stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.

Analyzing WDAY Stock Performance

On last trading session, Workday Inc [NASDAQ: WDAY] rose 0.40% to $211.14. The stock’s lowest price that day was $209.07, but it reached a high of $212.74 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.67%. Over the course of the year, Workday Inc shares have dropped approximately -16.49%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $215.40 on 01/02/26 and a 52-week low of $202.22 on 01/02/26.

Support And Resistance Levels for Workday Inc (WDAY)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 209.23, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 207.31. In the upper region, resistance lies at 212.90. The next price resistance is at 214.65. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.50 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Workday Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Workday Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-15 dropping by -1.97 million shares to 8.09 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 10.06 million shares. A decline of -24.37% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.31 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.31.

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 280 in the next 12 months, up nearly 33.14% from the previous closing price of $210.3. Analysts anticipate Workday Inc stock to reach 320 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 235. In spite of this, 28 analysts ranked Workday Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 17, 2025, Guggenheim assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $285.

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