Workiva Inc. (WK)Technology | Software - Application | Ames, United States | NYSE
79.15 USD
+1.55
(1.997%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 79.45 +0.30 (0.379%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:38 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Workiva hinges entirely on its massive turnaround potential. Fundamentally, the company has shed its heavy debt load, resulting in a forward P/E of roughly 18x, which is a stark contrast to the 90x trailing multiple driven by legacy losses. Revenue is growing at a healthy 18.6%, and the balance sheet is stabilizing with positive free cash flow. However, the stock remains technically trapped below its 200-day average, suggesting the market is still skeptical of the execution despite the improved math. The short-term outlook is constructive; the stock has recently broken above key moving averages, and the options chain shows aggressive positioning for a rally, with call buyers targeting prices well above the current level. This suggests smart money sees a catalyst approaching. The long-term rating is solid but capped because the business is still in a transition phase; while the metrics are improving, the path to becoming a dominant, high-margin compounder is not yet fully proven. There is no dividend to provide a floor, so the entire thesis relies on capital appreciation. The tension lies between the attractive valuation relative to growth and the lingering technical weakness that keeps the broader index in check. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.081059 |
| AutoETS | 0.081103 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.081639 |
| AutoTheta | 0.088006 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 13.95 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.181 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.86 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Revenue per Share | 17.295 |
| Market Cap | 4,441,845,760 |
| Trailing P/E | 93.12 |
| Forward P/E | 19.55 |
| Beta | 0.44 |
| Profit Margins | 4.87% |
| Website | https://www.workiva.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, evidenced by deep out-of-the-money call open interest at strikes like $110 and heavy volume in near-term calls. Conversely, put activity is almost entirely concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes ($30-$40), indicating a lack of hedging against a crash and a speculative bet on significant upside rather than protection.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.0040109158 |
| Address1 | 2,900 University Boulevard |
| All Time High | 173.24 |
| All Time Low | 10.915 |
| Ask | 82.6 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.2 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 713,240 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 894,456 |
| Average Volume | 894,456 |
| Average Volume10Days | 713,240 |
| Beta | 0.442 |
| Bid | 73.47 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | -0.224 |
| City | Ames |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 79.15 |
| Current Ratio | 1.473 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 79.79 |
| Day Low | 77.21 |
| Display Name | Workiva |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,877,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,877,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,822,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,822,400 |
| Ebitda | 42,035,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.043530002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 101.927 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.437 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,284,500,992 |
| Eps Current Year | 3.3587 |
| Eps Forward | 4.04889 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.85 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 59.1582 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 19.991802 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.33793798 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 0.40109158 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 97.095 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -17.945 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.18481898 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 43.34 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 35.81 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.8262575 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 43.34 - 97.095 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,418,394,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 45,566,735 |
| Forward Eps | 4.04889 |
| Forward P E | 19.548567 |
| Free Cashflow | 169,095,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,887 |
| Fullday Change | 1.55 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.99743 |
| Fullday Price | 79.45 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.8021 |
| Gross Profits | 774,584,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04027 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.00878 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 56,119,336 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Workiva Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based reporting solutions in the United States and internationally. The company provides Workiva platform, a multi-tenant cloud software that provides data-linking capabilities; audit trail services; administrators access management; and connects and transforms data from various enterprise resource planning, human capital management, and customer relationship management systems, as well as other third-party cloud and on-premise applications. It serves public and private companies, government agencies, and higher-education institutions. Workiva Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Ames, Iowa. |
| Long Name | Workiva Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,441,845,760 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_75963230 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 47,040,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 4,222,719,468 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 77.31 |
| Operating Cashflow | 201,900,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.04571 |
| Overall Risk | 8 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 888 275 3125 |
| Post Market Change | 0.29999542 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.37902138 |
| Post Market Price | 79.45 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,292 |
| Previous Close | 77.6 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 23.565666 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -353.3482 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.5996265 |
| Profit Margins | 0.04871 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.346 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.18182 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.55 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.99743 |
| Regular Market Day High | 79.79 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 77.21 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 77.21 - 79.79 |
| Regular Market Open | 77.31 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 77.6 |
| Regular Market Price | 79.15 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,576,240 |
| Return On Assets | 0.014450001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.186 |
| Revenue Per Share | 17.295 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 52,549,753 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.08979999 |
| Shares Short | 4,889,157 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,961,577 |
| Short Name | Workiva Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.098400004 |
| Short Ratio | 6.14 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IA |
| Symbol | WK |
| Target High Price | 91.0 |
| Target Low Price | 65.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 77.2 |
| Target Median Price | 73.0 |
| Total Cash | 815,241,984 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 14.982 |
| Total Debt | 792,678,016 |
| Total Revenue | 965,697,024 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.85 |
| Trailing P E | 93.117645 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 66.0042 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 13.145798 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.19916607 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,576,240 |
| Website | https://www.workiva.com |
| Zip | 50,010 |