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Splunk Stock Wilts On ‘Slight Negative’ Of New CEO

After gapping up 6.6% at the morning bell Friday on Q4 guidance that beat Wall Street, Workday (WDAY) stock wilted. By early afternoon, shares were down in the stock market today to 61.95, about 1.3% below Thursday’s close. The stock was still well above its moving 10-day average at 59.43 and its 50-day average at 57.26. Shares are 13% off their 52-week high set in May. After Thursday’s close, the data analytics software maker surprised investors

Workday Stumbles On Guidance That Wasn’t That Soft

Up-and-coming software-as-a-service vendor Workday (WDAY) stumbled out of the gate Friday after executives guided current-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates. Workday stock fell as much as 7.4% in early trading, but it was down only 1.3% in midday trading in the stock market today, near 83. Late Thursday, Workday said sales for its fiscal Q3 ended Oct. 31 rose 42% to $305.3 million, which it said resulted in break-even EPS minus items vs.

Splunk Guidance Beats; Workday’s Misses

Two up-and-coming enterprise software companies showed divergent paths late Thursday with their guidance, and their stocks responded in kind. Workday (WDAY) gave fiscal Q4 revenue guidance that slightly lagged Wall Street expectations, and stock in the maker of human resources and financial management software was down 5% in after-hours trading, following its earnings release. Data analytics software maker Splunk (SPLK), however, gave fiscal Q4