$WDAY

DUFFIELD DAVID A sold $1.9M of WDAY

DUFFIELD DAVID A sold 11,980 shares of Workday, Inc. (WDAY) at $154.46 ($1.85M total) on 2026-06-01 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · DUFFIELD DAVID A
Published Jun 3, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC
Analysis
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Primary signal
$WDAY
Neutral
medium confidence
Mentioned
$WDAY
Relevance
6/10
AlphAI data visualization · based on SEC EDGAR
Decision brief

The 30-second read

$WDAYNeutralLow
01

Why it matters

The disclosed sale may affect short-term sentiment/positioning, but the 10b5-1 pre-arranged nature typically limits inference about near-term fundamentals.

02

Market read

A disclosed insider trim in WDAY with limited informational content due to 10b5-1 pre-arrangement.

03

What to watch

The filing doesn’t indicate whether other insiders/funds are buying, nor does it reveal motivations beyond the pre-arranged plan.

Relevance 6/10Novelty 3/10Timing: SEC Form 4 filed June 3 for a June 1 sale

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Workday, Inc. (WDAY).

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$WDAYNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Workday 10% owner David A Duffield sold $1.85M of WDAY shares via an open-market transaction under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Low, mostly sentiment/flow-driven; no clear fundamental catalyst implied by the filing alone.

Evidence & confidence

The filing provides a concrete sale size and price, but explicitly notes a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, which typically reduces interpretability as new negative information.

Market effects

Minimal; this is company-specific insider activity without sector-wide read-through.

None.

None.

Counterpoint

10b5-1 sales can be routine liquidity events; the market may discount the signal entirely.

Key entities

  • Workday, Inc.

    Subject of the SEC Form 4 insider sale disclosure.

  • DUFFIELD DAVID A

    10% owner who sold 11,980 shares on June 1, 2026 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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