How to buy Paycom Soft (PAYC) stocks

Paycom Soft is a software - application business based in the US. Paycom Soft shares (PAYC) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $207.23 – a decrease of 11.63% over the previous week. Paycom Soft employs 7,308 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.8 billion.

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Paycom Soft stock price (NYSE: PAYC)

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Paycom Soft stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$207.23
52-week range	$138.95 - $242.74
50-day moving average more info button	$206.78
200-day moving average more info button	$178.01
Wall St. target price	$220.08
PE ratio more info button	25.1791
Dividend yield more info button	$1.5 (0.72%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$8.32

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Paycom Soft price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $207.23 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-11.63%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-10.03%
3 months (2024-09-20)	21.73%
6 months (2024-06-21)	40.59%

1 year (2023-12-22)	0.79%
2 years (2022-12-22)	-30.89%
3 years (2021-12-22)	416.2957
5 years (2019-12-20)	260.1317

Is Paycom Soft stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Paycom Soft stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Paycom Soft's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Paycom Soft's P/E ratio

Paycom Soft's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 25x. In other words, Paycom Soft shares trade at around 25x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're under-valued.

Paycom Soft's PEG ratio

Paycom Soft's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.5231. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Paycom Soft's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Paycom Soft's EBITDA

Paycom Soft's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $667.8 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Paycom Soft's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Paycom Soft financials

Revenue TTM	$1.8 billion
Operating margin TTM	23.21%
Gross profit TTM	$1.2 billion
Return on assets TTM	10.08%
Return on equity TTM	32.58%
Profit margin	25.78%
Book value	$26.92
Market Capitalization more info button	$12.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Paycom Soft stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 19.21% of net profits

Recently Paycom Soft has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Paycom Soft shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Paycom Soft's case, that would currently equate to about $1.5 per share.

While Paycom Soft's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Paycom Soft is investing more in its future growth.

Paycom Soft's most recent dividend payout was on 8 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 24 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Paycom Soft stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Paycom Soft's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $138.9529 up to $242.74. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Paycom Soft's is 1.139. This would suggest that Paycom Soft's stocks are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Paycom Soft overview

Paycom Software, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solution delivered as software-as-a-service for small to mid-sized companies in the United States. It offers functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement. The company's HCM solution provides a suite of applications in the areas of talent acquisition, including applicant tracking, candidate tracker, background checks, on-boarding, e-verify, and tax credit services; and time and labor management, such as time and attendance, scheduling, time-off requests, labor allocation, labor management reports/push reporting, geofencing/geotracking, and Microfence, a proprietary Bluetooth. Its HCM solution also offers payroll applications comprising better employee transaction interface, payroll and tax management, payroll card, Everyday, Paycom pay, Client Action Center, expense management, mileage tracker/fixed and variable rates, garnishment administration, and GL concierge applications; and talent management applications that include employee self-service, compensation budgeting, performance management, position management, and Paycom learning, as well as my analytics. In addition, its HCM solution provides manager on-the-go that gives supervisors and managers the ability to perform a variety of tasks, such as approving time-off requests and expense reimbursements; direct data exchange; ask here, a tool for direct line of communication to ask work-related questions; document and checklist; government and compliance; benefits administration/benefits to carrier; benefit enrollment service; COBRA administration; personnel action and performance discussion forms; surveys; 401(k) reporting; report center; and affordable care act applications, as well as Clue, which securely collects, tracks, and manages the vaccination and testing data of the workforce. Paycom Software, Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Paycom Soft is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 11.652% of Paycom Soft stocks are held by insiders and 85.123% by institutions. How many people work for Paycom Soft?
Latest data suggests 7,308 work at Paycom Soft. When does the fiscal year end for Paycom Soft?
Paycom Soft's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Paycom Soft based?
Paycom Soft's address is: 7501 West Memorial Road, Oklahoma City, OK, United States, 73142 What is Paycom Soft's ISIN number?
Paycom Soft's international securities identification number is: US70432V1026 What is Paycom Soft's CUSIP number?
Paycom Soft's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 70432V102

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