We recently compiled a list of the 15 AI Stocks Taking Wall Street by Storm. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) stands against the other AI stocks.
Artificial intelligence continues to achieve remarkable breakthroughs, yet its latest contribution might come as a surprise to many. According to a report by CNBC, AI can solve one of the biggest problems facing the USA: its skyrocketing fiscal deficit. According to three economists from the Brookings Institution, artificial intelligence could prove a positive “critical shock” for the country’s fiscal health.
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The Center on Regulation and Markets at Brookings released a working paper last month stating that under the most optimistic scenario, AI could reduce the annual U.S. budget deficit by as much as 1.5% of gross domestic product by 2044. This would lower annual budget deficits by roughly one-fifth at the end of the 20 years.
“The use of AI presents the rare — possibly unique — opportunity to expand access to health care information and services while simultaneously reducing the burden on the conventional health care system”.
– Paper’s authors, Ben Harris, Neil Mehotra and Eric So.
While adopting AI in healthcare is optimistic, Ajay Agrawal, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, reveals how economists’ outlook on AI and healthcare is “a mix of enthusiasm and despair”.
“Enthusiasm because there’s probably no sector that stands to benefit more from AI than health care. … But there’s friction due to regulation, due to incentives — because of the way things are structured and how people are paid for things — and friction due to the associated risks and liabilities”.
-Agrawal said.
In other news, CNBC reported that OpenAI has allowed its employees to sell about $1.5 billion worth of shares in a new tender offer to SoftBank. Current and former OpenAI employees will be able to cash out their shares this way, while the Japanese tech conglomerate will be able to get a larger slice of the pie of the AI startup. The tender offer follows the persistence of SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son after he made a $500 million investment in OpenAI’s recent funding round, also reflecting his growing interest in AI.
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Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 84
Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) provides enterprise cloud applications. The Workday platform is built with AI to help customers elevate people, supercharge work, and move their business forward.
On November 27, Goldman Sachs analyst Kash Rangan lowered the price target on Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY) to $300.00 from $305.00 and maintained a “Buy” rating on the stock. The firm notes a slight dip in Workday’s Q4 growth due to delayed large-deal revenue recognition and compression in 1Q25 from leap-year comparisons. Nevertheless, it remains cautiously optimistic that the macro environment will improve. Additionally, Workday’s AI products are also gaining traction, with 30% of third-quarter customer expansions incorporating AI solutions. This has in turn led to reduced turnover and boosted selling prices. Even though delayed revenue recognition was unexpected, it is expected to drive long-term benefits. The analyst also added that stable growth and margin improvements can lead to a positive re-rating of the stock.
Overall WDAY ranks 5th on our list of the AI stocks taking Wall Street by storm. While we acknowledge the potential of WDAY as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than WDAY but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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