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Workday (WDAY, $159.00) tops fiscal Q3 earnings expectations

Workday (WDAY, $159.00) tops fiscal Q3 earnings expectations

Workday posted its fiscal Q3 quarterly adjusted earnings of $0.99 per share, which exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.84 per share. Earnings were $1.10 per share a year ago (according to Zacks Equity Research).

Revenues came in at $1.6 billion for the quarter (rising from $1.33 billion a year ago), beating  the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.18%. Subscription revenue climbed +22% to $1.43 billion from a year ago (according to Zacks Equity Research).

The human capital management company boosted the low end of fiscal 2023 subscription revenue guidance to a range of $5.555 billion to $5.557 billion, or 22% growth. It also raised its fiscal 2023 non-GAAP operating margin guidance to 19.2%.

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WDAY's Indicator enters downward trend

The Aroon Indicator for WDAY entered a downward trend on July 01, 2026. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor identified a pattern where the AroonDown red line was above 70 while the AroonUp green line was below 30 for three straight days. This could indicate a strong downward move is ahead for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. A.I.dvisor looked at 249 similar instances where the Aroon Indicator formed such a pattern. In of the 249 cases the stock moved lower. This puts the odds of a downward move at .

Price Prediction Chart

Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 5 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where WDAY declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

WDAY broke above its upper Bollinger Band on July 07, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

Bullish Trend Analysis

The RSI Oscillator points to a transition from a downward trend to an upward trend -- in cases where WDAY's RSI Indicator exited the oversold zone, of 40 resulted in an increase in price. Tickeron's analysis proposes that the odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on July 01, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on WDAY as a result. In of 90 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for WDAY just turned positive on July 02, 2026. Looking at past instances where WDAY's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 48 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

WDAY moved above its 50-day moving average on July 01, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

The 10-day moving average for WDAY crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on July 09, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In of 16 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where WDAY advanced for three days, in of 312 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating fairly steady price growth. WDAY’s price grows at a lower rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating slightly better than average sales and a considerably profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (5.353) is normal, around the industry mean (30.141). P/E Ratio (45.131) is within average values for comparable stocks, (77.497). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.570) is also within normal values, averaging (1.500). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.049) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (3.883) is also within normal values, averaging (52.125).

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. WDAY’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant Drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 95, placing this stock worse than average.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are Shopify Inc (NASDAQ:SHOP), Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER), Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE:NOW), Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG), Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU), Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK), Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY), Zoom Communications Inc (NASDAQ:ZM).

Industry description

Packaged software comprises multiple software programs bundled together and sold as a group. For example, Microsoft Office includes multiple applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. In some cases, buying a bundled product is cheaper than purchasing each item individually[s20] . Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corp. and Adobe are some major American packaged software makers.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Packaged Software Industry is 8.92B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 291 to 195.82B. SAPGF holds the highest valuation in this group at 195.82B. The lowest valued company is BLGI at 291.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Packaged Software Industry was -3%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 3%, and the average quarterly price growth was -9%. YAAS experienced the highest price growth at 31%, while BIYA experienced the biggest fall at -91%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Packaged Software Industry was -18%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was -52% and the average quarterly volume growth was -11%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 52
P/E Growth Rating: 78
Price Growth Rating: 59
SMR Rating: 78
Profit Risk Rating: 95
Seasonality Score: 2 (-100 ... +100)
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Workday (WDAY, $159.00) tops fiscal Q3 earnings expectations