Workday Stock Alpha and Beta Analysis

WDAY Stock  USD 244.17  6.95  2.93%   
This module allows you to check different measures of market premium (i.e., alpha and beta) for all equities such as Workday. It also helps investors analyze the systematic and unsystematic risks associated with investing in Workday over a specified time horizon. Remember, high Workday's alpha is almost always a sign of good performance; however, a high beta will depend on investors' risk tolerance level and may signal increased volatility and potential future overvaluation. Key technical indicators related to Workday's market risk premium analysis include:
Beta
0.74
Alpha
(0.04)
Risk
2.11
Sharpe Ratio
(0.09)
Expected Return
(0.20)
Please note that although Workday alpha is a measure of relative return and represented here as a single number, it indicates the percentage above or below your selected benchmark (i.e., Dow Jones Industrial index.) So in this particular case, Workday did 0.04  worse than the index. Remember, a high alpha is always good. Beta, on the other hand, measures the volatility (or risk) of an investment. It is an indication of Workday stock's relative risk over its benchmark. Workday has a beta of 0.74  . As returns on the market increase, Workday's returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss of holding Workday is expected to be smaller as well. Book Value Per Share is likely to drop to -0.43 in 2025. Tangible Book Value Per Share is likely to drop to -0.47 in 2025.

Enterprise Value

24.06 Billion

Alpha is a measure of relative performance on a risk-adjusted basis, while beta measures volatility against the benchmark. The goal is to know if an investor is being compensated for the volatility risk taken. The return on investment might be better than its reference but still not compensate for the assumption of the risk.
  
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Workday Market Premiums

Investors always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment, coupled with the lowest possible volatility. Workday market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Workday long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Workday. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Workday's performance over market.
α-0.04   β0.74

Workday expected buy-and-hold returns

Although buy-and-hold investment strategy may not appeal to all investors, it may be used as a good measure of Workday's Buy-and-hold return. Our buy-and-hold chart shows how Workday performed over your current time horizon against a typical interest-earning bank account and a selected benchmark.

Workday Market Price Analysis

Market price analysis indicators help investors to evaluate how Workday stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Workday shares will generate the highest return on investment. By understating and applying Workday stock market price indicators, traders can identify Workday position entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Workday Return and Market Media

The median price of Workday for the period between Sat, Dec 14, 2024 and Fri, Mar 14, 2025 is 260.57 with a coefficient of variation of 3.8. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 9.9, arithmetic mean of 260.6, and mean deviation of 8.01. The Stock received substential amount of media coverage during this period.
 Price Growth (%)  
       Timeline  
1
Disposition of 200 shares by Frederick Wayne A.i. of Workday at 257.495 subject to Rule 16b-3
01/02/2025
2
Acquisition by Enslin Robert of 141773 shares of Workday subject to Rule 16b-3
01/03/2025
3
Disposition of 5142 shares by David Duffield of Workday at 272.398 subject to Rule 16b-3
01/10/2025
4
Is Workday, Inc.s Stocks Recent Performance A Reflection Of Its Financial Health
02/21/2025
5
Workday Inc Shares Up 6.75 percent on Feb 26
02/26/2025
6
Workday Price Target Raised to 360.00 at Wells Fargo Company
02/27/2025
7
Workday, Inc. Posts Strong Fiscal 2025 Results Driven by AI-Powered Growth
03/03/2025
8
Should You Think About Buying Workday, Inc. Now
03/04/2025
9
Talent Shortage Concerns Drive Shift to Skills-Based Strategies, Workday Research Finds
03/05/2025
10
Workday Inc Trading Down 3.09 percent on Mar 7
03/07/2025
11
AI agents are carving out an important role in the workplace, says Workdays CFO
03/10/2025
12
Employees Clock Out Earlier in More Efficient Workday
03/12/2025

About Workday Beta and Alpha

For many years both, Alpha and Beta indicators are used by professional money managers as critical performance measurement tools across virtually all financial instruments including Workday or other stocks. Alpha measures the amount that position in Workday has returned in comparison to a selected market index or another relevant benchmark. In other words, Alpha is the excess return on an investment relative to the performance of your selected benchmark. Beta, on the other hand, measures the relative risk of your investment.
 2022 2024 2025 (projected)
Payables Turnover11.1611.7234.82
Days Of Inventory On Hand40.6636.5938.42

Workday Upcoming Company Events

As portrayed in its financial statements, the presentation of Workday's financial position is often influenced by management's estimates, judgments, and sometimes even manipulations. In the best case, Workday's leadership is honest, while the outside auditors are strict and uncompromising. Whatever the case, investors should always follow all of Workday's public filing events to personally review all filings and be reasonable and skeptical to interpret all of the financial statements of Workday. Please utilize our Beneish M Score to check the likelihood of Workday's management manipulating its earnings.
26th of February 2024
Upcoming Quarterly Report
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23rd of May 2024
Next Financial Report
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31st of January 2024
Next Fiscal Quarter End
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26th of February 2024
Next Fiscal Year End
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31st of October 2023
Last Quarter Report
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31st of January 2023
Last Financial Announcement
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