Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY – Get Rating) by 77,190.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,004 shares of the software maker's stock after purchasing an additional 16,982 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC's holdings in Workday were worth $2,845,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AllSquare Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Workday in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Guardian Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Workday during the third quarter worth $29,000. Whittier Trust Co. grew its position in Workday by 69.0% in the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 213 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. CI Investments Inc. increased its stake in Workday by 975.0% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 258 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Workday during the 3rd quarter worth about $40,000. 66.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
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Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Workday from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 28th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Workday from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 22nd. Cowen raised their target price on shares of Workday from $225.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 28th. Mizuho upped their price target on shares of Workday from $200.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 28th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Workday from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and twenty-two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $213.19.
Insider Activity at Workday
In other news, COO James Bozzini sold 10,574 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.36, for a total value of $2,076,310.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 92,654 shares of the company's stock, valued at $18,193,539.44. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other Workday news, CEO Aneel Bhusri sold 11,734 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.37, for a total transaction of $2,304,205.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 403,988 shares of the company's stock, valued at $79,331,123.56. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO James Bozzini sold 10,574 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $196.36, for a total value of $2,076,310.64. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 92,654 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $18,193,539.44. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 43,469 shares of company stock valued at $8,469,440 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 21.74% of the company's stock.
Workday Stock Performance
WDAY stock opened at $196.81 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $50.97 billion, a PE ratio of -136.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 18.72 and a beta of 1.28. Workday, Inc. has a 1-year low of $128.72 and a 1-year high of $235.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $188.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $168.73.
Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 27th. The software maker reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.10. Workday had a negative net margin of 5.90% and a negative return on equity of 1.96%. The company had revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.20) EPS. The firm's revenue was up 19.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Workday, Inc. will post 0.41 earnings per share for the current year.
Workday Profile
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Workday, Inc engages in the development of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. It delivers financial management, human capital management and analytics applications designed for companies, educational institutions and government agencies. The company was founded by David A.
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