Workday (WDAY) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Workday (NASDAQ: WDAY) recently:

• 2/18/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $265.00 to $190.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/18/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $290.00 to $255.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/18/2026 – Workday had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Guggenheim. They now have a $285.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/18/2026 – Workday was downgraded by analysts at Citizens Jmp from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.
• 2/17/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $270.00 to $200.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/17/2026 – Workday was upgraded by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $235.00.
• 2/17/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $285.00 to $204.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2026 – Workday was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 2/10/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $240.00 to $170.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by analysts at BTIG Research from $285.00 to $230.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/9/2026 – Workday was given a new $175.00 price target on by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus.
• 2/9/2026 – Workday had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc..
• 2/9/2026 – Workday was given a new $200.00 price target on by analysts at Evercore Inc.
• 2/9/2026 – Workday had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Evercore Inc.
• 2/9/2026 – Workday had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc..
• 2/5/2026 – Workday had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $300.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $235.00 to $200.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 2/2/2026 – Workday was upgraded by analysts at Piper Sandler to a “hold” rating.
• 1/12/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $280.00 to $275.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – Workday is now covered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “neutral” rating and a $238.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – Workday is now covered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “hold” rating and a $238.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/5/2026 – Workday had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $320.00 to $300.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Insider Activity at Workday

In other news, CFO Zane Rowe sold 6,000 shares of Workday stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $208.75, for a total transaction of $1,252,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 159,158 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,224,232.50. This trade represents a 3.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Carl M. Eschenbach sold 3,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.00, for a total value of $656,250.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 17,097 shares in the company, valued at $3,590,370. This trade represents a 15.45% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 370,321 shares of company stock valued at $78,866,401 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 19.31% of the company’s stock.

Workday, Inc (NASDAQ: WDAY) is a provider of cloud-based enterprise applications focused on human capital management (HCM) and financial management. Founded in 2005 by Dave Duffield and Aneel Bhusri following their tenure at PeopleSoft, the company develops software-as-a-service solutions that help organizations manage workforce and financial processes in a unified, cloud-native environment. Workday’s platform emphasizes continuous updates, data security, and a configurable architecture aimed at large and mid-sized enterprises.

The company’s product portfolio centers on Workday Human Capital Management and Workday Financial Management, with additional offerings for payroll, talent management, workforce planning and analytics.