Workday (WDAY) Competitors $278.01 -0.34 (-0.12%) (As of 05:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WDAY vs. ADBE, INTU, MSTR, CDNS, SNPS, ADSK, FICO, ANSS, TYL, and SSNCShould you be buying Workday stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Workday include Adobe (ADBE), Intuit (INTU), MicroStrategy (MSTR), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), Autodesk (ADSK), Fair Isaac (FICO), ANSYS (ANSS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), and SS&C Technologies (SSNC). These companies are all part of the "application software" industry. Workday vs. Adobe Intuit MicroStrategy Cadence Design Systems Synopsys Autodesk Fair Isaac ANSYS Tyler Technologies SS&C Technologies Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) and Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer ADBE or WDAY? Adobe presently has a consensus target price of $584.88, suggesting a potential upside of 26.73%. Workday has a consensus target price of $290.64, suggesting a potential upside of 4.44%. Given Adobe's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Adobe is more favorable than Workday.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Adobe 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61Workday 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ADBE or WDAY? Adobe has higher revenue and earnings than Workday. Adobe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Workday, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdobe$21.51B9.45$5.43B$12.4037.22Workday$8.16B9.07$1.38B$6.0346.15 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ADBE or WDAY? Adobe received 251 more outperform votes than Workday when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.82% of users gave Adobe an outperform vote while only 65.23% of users gave Workday an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdobeOutperform Votes167570.82% Underperform Votes69029.18% WorkdayOutperform Votes142465.23% Underperform Votes75934.77% Does the media favor ADBE or WDAY? In the previous week, Adobe had 139 more articles in the media than Workday. MarketBeat recorded 168 mentions for Adobe and 29 mentions for Workday. Workday's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Adobe's score of 0.38 indicating that Workday is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Adobe 46 Very Positive mention(s) 21 Positive mention(s) 31 Neutral mention(s) 40 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Workday 17 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ADBE or WDAY? 81.8% of Adobe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Workday shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Adobe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Workday shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ADBE or WDAY more profitable? Adobe has a net margin of 25.85% compared to Workday's net margin of 19.86%. Adobe's return on equity of 45.22% beat Workday's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Adobe25.85% 45.22% 22.89% Workday 19.86%6.13%3.13% Which has more risk and volatility, ADBE or WDAY? Adobe has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Workday has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAdobe beats Workday on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss Ratings“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank accounts nationwide. It will give them unprecedented powers to control your bank account.Learn these 4 simple steps and protect your savings before it’s too late. Get Workday News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WDAY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WDAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWorkdayData processing & preparation IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$74.02B$4.43B$24.59B$9.28BDividend YieldN/A2.75%2.70%4.05%P/E Ratio46.1534.75273.8817.57Price / Sales9.072,122.662,987.86141.44Price / Cash174.8533.4933.4938.32Price / Book8.586.228.014.92Net Income$1.38B$44.01M$656.11M$225.02M7 Day Performance2.73%1.44%0.46%-1.00%1 Month Performance7.27%15.70%10.49%5.83%1 Year Performance2.05%26.41%25.68%22.86% Workday Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WDAYWorkday4.7245 of 5 stars$278.01-0.1%$290.64+4.5%+2.1%$73.95B$8.16B46.1018,800Positive NewsADBEAdobe4.9481 of 5 stars$464.79-0.2%$584.88+25.8%-21.1%$204.60B$21.51B37.5629,945Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionINTUIntuit4.5646 of 5 stars$667.62+1.7%$737.44+10.5%+10.4%$186.88B$16.59B63.7318,800MSTRMicroStrategy4.4019 of 5 stars$436.07+6.7%$479.25+9.9%+616.2%$88.37B$467.24M-201.091,934CDNSCadence Design Systems4.4635 of 5 stars$315.23+2.8%$327.92+4.0%+15.5%$86.46B$4.35B80.5111,200Positive NewsSNPSSynopsys4.9467 of 5 stars$520.38+2.4%$649.00+24.7%-6.1%$79.94B$6.13B35.0120,300ADSKAutodesk4.5548 of 5 stars$305.85+0.7%$323.05+5.6%+25.8%$65.76B$5.96B60.8514,100Short Interest ↑Positive NewsFICOFair Isaac4.7972 of 5 stars$2,172.13+0.1%$2,022.67-6.9%+92.1%$52.89B$1.72B106.063,586Insider TradePositive NewsANSSANSYS4.2155 of 5 stars$341.99+0.5%$342.50+0.1%+16.0%$29.91B$2.47B52.516,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsTYLTyler Technologies4.6427 of 5 stars$613.83+0.4%$642.62+4.7%+49.6%$26.27B$1.95B111.627,300Positive NewsSSNCSS&C Technologies4.4792 of 5 stars$76.59-0.1%$77.75+1.5%+27.0%$18.97B$5.76B27.4526,000Short Interest ↑Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Adobe Competitors Intuit Competitors MicroStrategy Competitors Cadence Design Systems Competitors Synopsys Competitors Autodesk Competitors Fair Isaac Competitors ANSYS Competitors Tyler Technologies Competitors SS&C Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WDAY) was last updated on 12/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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