Workday stock jumps as investors refocus on its agentic-AI rollout and government product push

Workday, Inc. (WDAY) is up 7.5% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The move appears tied to investors leaning back into Workday’s “agentic AI” narrative after recent product announcements spanning both commercial and U.S. federal use cases. A string of updates around Sana from Workday, plus a new Workday Government PAR (Personnel Action Request) Agent and partner-ecosystem expansion, may have helped sentiment and triggered follow-through buying.

Details:

Workday introduced Sana from Workday as an AI experience designed to find answers, take actions, and automate workflows across HR and finance, positioning it as a more “agentic” interface across the platform.

Workday Government unveiled a Personnel Action Request (PAR) Agent aimed at automating and strengthening controls around common federal HR transactions such as hires, promotions, and pay changes.

Jade Global announced a partnership agreement to become a Workday partner, expanding deployment and services capacity around Workday’s platform (which can matter to customers focused on implementation speed and change management).

This could also be amplified by a rebound effect after recent volatility in the name, with traders re-pricing near-term demand expectations ahead of the next earnings cycle.

Sources:

Workday Investor Relations, Business Wire, TechTarget

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$WDAY Insider Trading Activity

$WDAY insiders have traded $WDAY stock on the open market 106 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 106 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WDAY stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

DAVID A DUFFIELD has made 0 purchases and 80 sales selling 1,483,101 shares for an estimated $228,897,318.
ROBERT ENSLIN (President, CCO) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 27,558 shares for an estimated $5,358,052.
GERRIT S KAZMAIER (President, Prod. and Tech.) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 19,662 shares for an estimated $3,418,100.
ZANE ROWE (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 12,000 shares for an estimated $2,021,806.
CARL M. ESCHENBACH (CEO) sold 3,125 shares for an estimated $656,250
MARK S. GARFIELD (Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 2,538 shares for an estimated $378,894.
RICHARD HARRY SAUER (Chief Legal Officer & Secty) sold 1,130 shares for an estimated $237,300

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$WDAY Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 430 institutional investors add shares of $WDAY stock to their portfolio, and 660 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 12,923,642 shares (-85.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $2,775,739,828
AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE CO removed 10,183,016 shares (-99.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $1,318,395,081
VANGUARD GROUP INC added 3,210,232 shares (+14.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $689,493,628
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC added 2,525,821 shares (+101.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $542,495,834
FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC added 2,028,085 shares (+87.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $435,592,096
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. removed 2,024,956 shares (-50.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $434,920,049
POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 1,851,489 shares (-99.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $397,662,807

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$WDAY Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $WDAY stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $WDAY stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. has traded it 3 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $45,000 on 03/13, 01/28, 12/10 and 0 sales.

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$WDAY Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $WDAY in the last several months. We have seen 8 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 02/25/2026
Needham issued a "Buy" rating on 02/09/2026
RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/05/2026
TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 11/26/2025
JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/26/2025
Bernstein issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/26/2025
Keybanc issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/26/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $WDAY, check out Quiver Quantitative's $WDAY forecast page.

$WDAY Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $WDAY recently. We have seen 28 analysts offer price targets for $WDAY in the last 6 months, with a median target of $195.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Steven Enders from Citigroup set a target price of $148.0 on 02/26/2026
Keith Weiss from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $185.0 on 02/25/2026
Allan Verkhovski from BTIG set a target price of $175.0 on 02/25/2026
Kirk Materne from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $160.0 on 02/25/2026
Billy Fitzsimmons from Piper Sandler set a target price of $135.0 on 02/25/2026
Scott Berg from Needham set a target price of $300.0 on 02/25/2026
John Difucci from Guggenheim set a target price of $275.0 on 02/25/2026

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