WDAY’s short interest shows a sharp rise on 2025-08-15

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Workday Inc shares valued at $105,922 were sold by Garfield Mark S. on Jul 10 ’25. At $234.86 per share, Garfield Mark S. sold 451 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 42,977 shares worth approximately $9.87 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, DUFFIELD DAVID A sold 72,551 shares, netting a total of over 17,384,110 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $239.61 each, the insider now holds 102,997 shares.

Before that, MARK GARFIELD had added 451 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $108,317, the Officer bought Workday Inc shares for $240.17 each.

As published in a research note from Oppenheimer on August 22, 2025, Workday Inc [WDAY] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $270. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. As of August 14, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for WDAY. Earlier on July 10, 2025, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for WDAY stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing WDAY Stock Performance

On last trading session, Workday Inc [NASDAQ: WDAY] rose 3.06% to $229.71. The stock’s lowest price that day was $223.125, but it reached a high of $230.1 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.98%. Over the course of the year, Workday Inc shares have dropped approximately -11.63%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $283.68 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $205.33 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Workday Inc (WDAY)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 225.19, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 220.67. In the upper region, resistance lies at 232.17. The next price resistance is at 234.62. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.21 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Workday Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Workday Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.54 million shares to 8.3 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 7.76 million shares. A jump of 6.55% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.95.

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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 23.38% from the previous closing price of $222.88. 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 February 27, 2025, BMO Capital Markets assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $314.

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