Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Has $108.23 Million Stock Position in Workday, Inc. $WDAY

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 449,573 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,518 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Workday were worth $108,226,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Workday during the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Berbice Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Workday by 136.4% in the 2nd quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC now owns 130 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Workday by 2,216.7% during the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 139 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 133 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Workday during the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Workday in the second quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.81% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Workday

In related news, major shareholder David A. Duffield sold 82,884 shares of Workday stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $209.75, for a total transaction of $17,384,919.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 105,049 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,034,027.75. This trade represents a 44.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Richard Harry Sauer sold 1,130 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $210.00, for a total transaction of $237,300.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 85,398 shares in the company, valued at $17,933,580. This represents a 1.31% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 370,321 shares of company stock worth $78,866,401 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 19.31% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Workday

Here are the key news stories impacting Workday this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat — Workday reported stronger-than-expected Q4 revenue and EPS with subscription growth and margin expansion, a fundamental positive that supports long‑term revenue/unit economics. Workday Q4 Earnings Beat (Zacks)
• Positive Sentiment: Selective analyst support remains — Several firms (Needham, Guggenheim and others) continue Buy/Outperform calls with high price targets, underwriting upside if execution and guidance normalize. Needham Buy Rating (American Banking News)
• Neutral Sentiment: Partnerships and product moves — New offerings such as the Insperity HRScale rollout expand SMB reach but are not game‑changing near term. Insperity HRScale (Yahoo)
• Negative Sentiment: Weak FY27 subscription guidance — Management’s below‑consensus subscription revenue outlook and comments on longer deal timelines triggered the selloff and renewed AI‑disruption concerns. Workday tumbles on dour outlook (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Widespread analyst price‑target cuts and downgrades — A cluster of PT reductions (UBS, Piper Sandler, DA Davidson, Goldman and others) has amplified selling pressure and market uncertainty. Analysts cut forecasts (Benzinga)
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest jumped (~34% month over month) — Rising short activity adds downward pressure and increases volatility risk until sentiment stabilizes.
• Negative Sentiment: Public skepticism and investor headlines — High‑profile critics (including Jim Cramer) questioning Workday’s transition and AI positioning have contributed to negative sentiment. Jim Cramer comments (Yahoo)
• Negative Sentiment: Recent firm‑level downgrades (Citigroup, UBS, Piper Sandler) — New cuts to price targets and neutral/hold stances (including a Citigroup PT reset to $148) sustain selling momentum. Analyst PT changes (Benzinga)

Workday Price Performance

Shares of Workday stock opened at $139.11 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $36.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.13. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $181.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $212.44. Workday, Inc. has a twelve month low of $117.76 and a twelve month high of $276.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a current ratio of 1.32.

Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The software maker reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.15. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.52 billion. Workday had a net margin of 7.26% and a return on equity of 13.37%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.92 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Workday, Inc. will post 2.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently issued reports on WDAY. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Workday from $247.00 to $148.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Workday from $220.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Workday from $230.00 to $200.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Evercore lowered shares of Workday from an “outperform” rating to an “in-line” rating and set a $160.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Loop Capital set a $280.00 target price on Workday in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and fifteen have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Workday has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $205.19.

About Workday

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.