Why WDAY Stock dropped -4.36% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$195.46 -4.36% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Workday Inc. (WDAY) carries a Roarable Rating of C (Hold) with 64/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C • HOLD / WATCH Cap $47.11B
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+2.7% Base Target
$253 Bull$201 Base$157 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:50% Call Buyers ($4.3M)
50% PutsMax Pain: $192.00
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Why WDAY Stock dropped -4.36% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Workday Inc. (WDAY) dropped -4.36% to $195.46 as options desks priced 50% call premium vs. 50% put protection around the $192 max-pain magnet. Solid 62% profit margin (6% return on capital), mixed timing at 68x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 65% of its 52-week range ($110.36 – $241.04) with RSI-14 at 51.6 (NEUTRAL RANGE).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $4.3M in bullish call flow vs. $4.2M in put flow (Put/Call 0.99x, implied earnings swing ±8.2%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C (Hold) backed by 44% gross margin and $2.8B annual free cash flow.
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WDAY // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +61.62%▲ ASCENDING TRIANGLE
2026-10-30O $200.1H $201.9L $196.1C $197.8VOL 2.47M
RES: $213.0SUP: $148.3SMA50: $194.1SMA200: $155.6
$235.6$202.0$168.3$134.7$101.1RES $213.0SUP $148.3$197.82026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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WDAY Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
45.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +13.1% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why WDAY Stock dropped -4.36% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 62% profit margin (6% return on capital), mixed timing at 68x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.