Broken Moats on X
Software stocks face a post-options-expiration squeeze unwind as earnings expose AI-driven competition, cloud costs and weaknesses in seat-based models. Workday rumor news marked the peak counter-narrative.
NASDAQ
Workday, Inc.
WDAY
7 articles
$49B Market cap · 2026-08-21
junkbondinvestor on X
Workday employees learning their new owner's first workstream will be headcount reduction $WDAY https://t.co/AIvTDIXGdo
Broken Moats on X
Workday’s proposed LBO financing is criticized as a levered private-credit mark-reset trade reliant on eventual public refinancing or an IPO exit.
junkbondinvestor on X
*SILVER LAKE IN TALKS TO BUY WORKDAY: REUTERS ~$43B enterprise value...would be one of the largest software buyouts EVER! $WDAY
Broken Moats on X
RingCentral and Workday rebounded sharply as formerly shorted software stocks squeeze, despite claims that AI lowers coding barriers, erodes moats and pressures pricing.
Broken Moats on X
FactSet trades above its pre-SaaS selloff price despite disruption and pricing pressure across FDS, PAYC, PCTY and WDAY.
Raging Capital Ventures on X
Bill.com was sold after a 50%+ rebound, while HubSpot and Workday positions are actively traded with calls and short puts. Small shorts target Adobe, ServiceNow, Atlassian, Sprinklr and Yext.
