On July 27, Workday rose 5.32% in regular trading, trading at $141.41/share, with turnover of $30.99 million. The stock continued its upward momentum following a 5.04% gain on July 24, as the AI application software sector maintained broad strength.
The rally appears driven by continued sector-wide tailwinds sparked by SAP SE's strong Q2 cloud revenue results, which came in at 6.28 billion euros, up 24% year-over-year on a constant currency basis and above consensus expectations. SAP's current cloud order backlog reached 22.9 billion euros, growing 26% year-over-year, reinforcing confidence in enterprise software demand resilience. Within the sector, SAP SE gained 5.61%, Strategy rose 5.18%, and Palantir Technologies added 3.53%.
The move also comes against a backdrop of shifting sentiment around AI's impact on traditional software companies. Analysts have noted that enterprise SaaS platforms retain deep competitive moats, with Workday's HR expertise specifically cited as a durable advantage. Despite Morgan Stanley's recent downgrade to Underweight with a $145 target on July 21, citing slowing core growth and early-stage AI monetization, the stock has recovered past that target level amid the sector rotation.
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