Workday Launches Achievers Recognition Solution
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 5 days ago
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Should l Buy WDAY?
Workday and Achievers announced that Workday Recognition provided by Achievers is now available to customers. This new offering brings Achievers' recognition and rewards solution directly into the Workday experience. It also uses AI to enable HR leaders to better understand what drives performance - giving them real-time insights to improve engagement, support employees, and retain top talent. By analyzing how employees recognize each other, the solution helps organizations identify top contributors and see which skills are making the biggest impact across their workforce.
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Analyst Views on WDAY
Wall Street analysts forecast WDAY stock price to rise
31 Analyst Rating
22 Buy
9 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 127.940
Low
235.00
Averages
275.19
High
325.00
Current: 127.940
Low
235.00
Averages
275.19
High
325.00
About WDAY
Workday, Inc. is a provider of an artificial intelligence (AI) platform to help organizations manage their people, money, and agents. The Company provides over 11,000 organizations with cloud solutions powered by AI to help solve business challenges, including supporting and empowering their workforce, managing their finances and spending in an ever-changing environment, and planning for the unexpected. It offers Financial Management, Spend Management, Human Capital Management (HCM), Planning, and Analytics applications. The Company sells its solutions worldwide primarily through direct sales. It also offers professional services, both directly and through its Workday Services Partners, to help customers deploy its solutions. It offers businesses flexible solutions to help them adapt to their industry-specific needs and respond to change. It serves various industries, including professional and business services, financial services, healthcare, education, government, and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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