No Mind Blowing News Out Of Workday's Analyst Day, But Still Impressive

Following
Workday Inc WDAY
's Analyst Day, BTIG maintains its Buy rating on the shares of the company. The firm said it is impressed by the company's recent execution, with pipeline doubling in the last 12 months and 27 percent of net-new customers opting for both HCM and Financials products, up from 12 percent in 2014.

The financial numbers the company presented, according to the firm, represents a broader strategy at work. The firm said it is impressed with this. BTIG is of the view that the planning aspect of the company is an example of a true platform strategy — it unifies two interdependent products in core HCM and financials. Accordingly, the firm believes the company is executing on a ladder-up strategy, transforming itself into the central repository for mission critical data.

Related Link: Record Attendance At Workday's Annual User Conference, But Brean Still Says Sell

However, BTIG believes the long implementation process is a negative. The firm also noted that the company is committed to its operating margin target, with its financial model intact. The company has a $97 price target for the shares of the company.

At time of publication, Workday was down 0.18 percent at $89.63 following an early-morning run upward.

Full ratings data available on Benzinga Pro.

Do you have ideas for articles/interviews you'd like to see more of on Benzinga? Please email feedback@benzinga.com with your best article ideas. One person will be randomly selected to win a $20 Amazon gift card!
Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs
date
ticker
name
Price Target
Upside/Downside
Recommendation
Firm
Posted In: Analyst ColorLong IdeasNewsReiterationEventsAnalyst RatingsMoversTechTrading Ideasbtig
Benzinga simplifies the market for smarter investing

Trade confidently with insights and alerts from analyst ratings, free reports and breaking news that affects the stocks you care about.

Join Now: Free!

Loading...