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Workday (WDAY, $248.39) beats fiscal Q4 earnings expectations

Workday (WDAY, $248.39) beats fiscal Q4 earnings expectations

Workday posted fiscal fourth-quarter 2022 earnings and revenue that both increased year-over-year.

For the quarter ended January 31, 2022, the HR managing cloud-based company’s non-GAAP net income rose to 78 cents per share from 73 cents per share in the year-ago quarter, and exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7 cents.

Revenues rose to $1,376.1 million from $1,131.7 million in fourth-quarter fiscal 2021, and surpassed the consensus estimate of $1,364 million. Subscription services revenues (89.3% of total revenues) rose +22.2% year over year to $1,229.2 million on the back of an expanding customer base. Subscription revenue backlog in the quarter increased +26.9% from the year-ago quarter to $12.81 billion. Professional services’ revenues (10.7% of total revenues) rose +17.2% to $147 million.

In fiscal 2022, Workday had a net income of 12 cents per share, vs. a net loss of -$1.19 per share in fiscal 2021. Non-GAAP net income in fiscal 2022 came in at $1,038.7 million or $3.99 per share from $724.2 million or $2.93 per share in fiscal 2021.

The company’s revenues rose +19% year over year to $5,138.8 million In fiscal 2022,  on the back of growth in  subscription revenues (up +20%) of $4,546.3 million –thanks to higher customer contracts and solid customer renewals (with gross retention of more than 95%).

Workday expects its fiscal 2023 subscription services revenues to range between $5,530 million to $5,550 million. It projects non-GAAP operating margin to be 18.5%.

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WDAY's RSI Indicator ascending out of oversold territory

The RSI Indicator for WDAY moved out of oversold territory on June 23, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is shifting from a downward trend to an upward trend. Traders may want to buy the stock or call options. The A.I.dvisor looked at 40 similar instances when the indicator left oversold territory. In of the 40 cases the stock moved higher. This puts the odds of a move higher at .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

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 08, 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 +1 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where WDAY advanced for three days, in of 313 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

Bearish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 3 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.

The Aroon Indicator for WDAY entered a downward trend on July 01, 2026. This could indicate a strong downward move is ahead for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options.

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 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 (5.094) is normal, around the industry mean (30.094). P/E Ratio (42.953) is within average values for comparable stocks, (77.124). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.542) is also within normal values, averaging (1.490). Dividend Yield (0.000) settles around the average of (0.049) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (3.695) is also within normal values, averaging (52.327).

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 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 8.99B. 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 -1%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 3%, and the average quarterly price growth was -10%. ALIT experienced the highest price growth at 47%, while NTCL experienced the biggest fall at -98%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Packaged Software Industry was -22%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was -32% and the average quarterly volume growth was -2%

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: 79
Price Growth Rating: 60
SMR Rating: 78
Profit Risk Rating: 95
Seasonality Score: 2 (-100 ... +100)
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