PAYC - Paycom Software, Inc. (NYSE) - Share Price and News

Paycom Software, Inc.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ US70432V1026

Overview
Paycom Software, Inc., based in the United States, operates in the human capital management software industry. Founded in 1998, the company specializes in providing cloud-based human resource and payroll software to help businesses streamline their employment processes. Paycom's comprehensive offerings cover the full employee life cycle from recruitment to retirement, encompassing talent acquisition, time and labor management, payroll, and human resource management systems. A significant project that highlights Paycom's innovation is the ongoing development of their proprietary software solution that enables enhanced user engagement and real-time employee data processing, significantly optimizing HR workflows. This focus on technology and client-oriented service helps maintain their competitive position in the growing market of workforce management solutions.
Basic Stats

The share price of Paycom Software, Inc. as of September 4, 2025 is $224.50 / share. This is a decrease of -0.54% from the prior week. The market cap (or net worth) of Paycom Software, Inc. as of September 4, 2025 is $12,286.05 MM.

The Factor Analysis chart (below right) shows a view of Paycom Software, Inc. from a variety of lenses. Each factor shows how well the company ranks against all other companies in the Fintel global investing universe. Factor scores range from zero to 100, with 100 being most desirable, and 50 being average.

For example, a company with a Value Score of 100 would be the most undervalued company in our database. A company with a Value Score of zero would be the most overvalued.

Market Cap 12,286.05 MM
EV 11,745.65 MM
Shares Out. 54.73 MM
Earnings Date
EPS (TTM) 7.60
Dividend Yield 0.67 %
Ex-Dividend Date 2025-08-25
Borrow Rate 0.25
Short Shares Avail. 0.40 MM
Short Interest 2.64 MM
Short Float 5.30 %
Days to Cover 4.86 days
Risk Free Rate 4.22 %
Price Change (1 yr) 40.22 %
Volatility (1 yr) 0.41
Beta 1.06
Sharpe Ratio (1 yr) 0.89
Sortino Ratio (1 yr) 1.76
PE Ratio 29.56
Price/Book 6.81
Price/TBV 7.20
Book/Market 0.15
EBIT/EV 0.05
EBIT(3yr avg)/EV 0.05
ROA 0.10
ROE 0.29
ROIC 0.22
CROIC -0.51
OCROIC 0.30
Implied Volatility 28.98  %
Put/Call OI Ratio 1.20
Growth
Profitability
Quality Score
Value Score
Momentum Score
Stability (Low Vol) Score
Analyst Sentiment
Fund Sentiment
Insider Sentiment
Officer Sentiment
Dividend Score
QVM Score
Piotroski F-SCORE 8.00 /9
Factor Scores range from 0 to 100, with 100 being most desirable. Larger circles are better. In situations where we have no data (e.g. no insider trades), we plot the score at 50 to avoid penalizing companies. However, a company that does not pay dividends will get a Dividend Score of Zero. Additionally, we inverted volatility to create a "stability" metric which is better when higher.
Price Target

The average one-year price target for Paycom Software, Inc. is $254.79. The forecasts range from a low of $211.22 to a high of $325.50. A stock’s price target is the price at which analysts consider it fairly valued with respect to its projected earnings and historical earnings. Analysts typically set price targets that correspond to their buy or sell recommendations.

Update Frequency: Monthly

Record Date Projection Date High Low Median Average
2025-09-02 2026-09-02 325.50 211.22 250.41 254.79
Stock Upgrades/Downgrades

This card shows analyst upgrades/downgrades for Paycom Software, Inc.. An analyst rating is a classification that gives investors a sense of analyst sentiment about the direction and performance of an equity - usually a stock - over a period of time, typically 12 months.

The standard analyst ratings are generally as follows:
  • Buy/Overweight/Outperform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to outperform a market index (e.g. the S&P 500).
  • Hold/Equal-Weight/Market Perform - Any of these ratings conveys an analyst’s belief that the stock is likely to perform in line with a market index.
  • Sell/Underweight/Underperform - Any of these ratings suggest that an analyst believes the stock is likely to underperform a market index.

When an analyst upgrades a stock, they are signaling that the company’s fundamentals are being undervalued by investors. It could also mean they believe the market is underestimating the company’s potential. The opposite is true when a stock receives a downgrade.

The average rating of each individual analyst’s rating is the consensus rating for a stock. This gives investors a broader sense of the overall sentiment for that stock.

Date Analyst Prior Latest
Recommendation
Action
2023-01-10 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2023-01-09 MoffettNathanson Underperform Initiate
2023-01-23 Deutsche Bank Buy Maintains
2022-11-02 Wolfe Research Outperform Maintains
2022-11-02 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2022-11-02 Credit Suisse Outperform Maintains
2022-11-02 Citigroup Buy Maintains
2022-10-18 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2022-09-01 Citigroup Buy Initiate
2022-08-15 Keybanc Overweight Maintains
2022-08-04 Wolfe Research Outperform Maintains
2022-08-03 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2022-08-03 Oppenheimer Outperform Maintains
2022-08-03 Keybanc Overweight Maintains
2022-08-03 Credit Suisse Outperform Maintains
2022-07-25 DA Davidson Buy Neutral Downgrade
2022-07-18 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2022-07-18 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2022-06-23 Keybanc Overweight Maintains
2022-05-23 Jefferies Buy Maintains
2022-05-04 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2022-05-04 Oppenheimer Outperform Maintains
2022-05-04 Credit Suisse Outperform Maintains
2022-04-19 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2022-03-23 Credit Suisse Outperform Initiate
2022-02-09 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2022-02-09 Needham Buy Maintains
2022-02-09 Mizuho Neutral Maintains
2022-02-01 BMO Capital Market Perform Initiate
2022-01-28 Mizuho Neutral Maintains
2022-01-25 Keybanc Overweight Maintains
2022-01-21 Deutsche Bank Buy Maintains
2022-01-20 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2022-01-13 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2021-11-04 Keybanc Overweight Maintains
2021-11-03 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2021-11-03 Oppenheimer Outperform Maintains
2021-11-03 Needham Buy Maintains
2021-11-02 Deutsche Bank Buy Initiate
2021-10-13 DA Davidson Neutral Initiate
2021-08-04 Wolfe Research Outperform Maintains
2021-08-04 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2021-08-04 Oppenheimer Outperform Maintains
2021-08-04 Needham Buy Maintains
2021-08-04 Mizuho Neutral Maintains
2021-05-05 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2021-05-05 Needham Buy Maintains
2021-05-05 Keybanc Overweight Maintains
2021-04-23 Wolfe Research Outperform Initiate
2021-04-09 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2021-03-05 Jefferies Hold Buy Upgrade
2021-02-11 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2021-02-11 Needham Buy Maintains
2021-02-11 KeyBanc Overweight Maintains
2021-02-11 Credit Suisse Neutral Maintains
2021-02-11 Cowen & Co. Outperform Maintains
2021-01-15 Credit Suisse Neutral Maintains
2020-11-05 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2020-11-05 Needham Buy Maintains
2020-11-05 Credit Suisse Underperform Maintains
2020-11-03 JP Morgan Underweight Neutral Upgrade
2020-11-03 Credit Suisse Underperform Maintains
2020-10-23 KeyBanc Overweight Reiterate
2020-10-21 RBC Capital Sector Perform Outperform Upgrade
2020-10-09 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2020-10-08 Oppenheimer Outperform Maintains
2020-10-02 Stifel Hold Buy Upgrade
2020-09-16 Cowen & Co. Outperform Initiate
2020-08-05 Piper Sandler Neutral Overweight Upgrade
2020-08-05 Needham Buy Maintains
2020-07-20 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2020-05-22 Piper Sandler Neutral Initiate
2020-05-12 Citigroup Buy Maintains
2020-04-29 Stifel Hold Maintains
2020-04-29 RBC Capital Sector Perform Maintains
2020-04-29 Oppenheimer Outperform Maintains
2020-04-29 Needham Buy Maintains
2020-04-29 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2020-04-23 JP Morgan Neutral Underweight Downgrade
2020-04-23 Credit Suisse Neutral Underperform Downgrade
2020-04-20 Oppenheimer Outperform Maintains
2020-03-26 RBC Capital Outperform Sector Perform Downgrade
2020-03-23 Needham Buy Maintains
2020-03-17 Oppenheimer Outperform Maintains
2020-02-07 Mizuho Neutral Reiterate
2020-02-06 RBC Capital Outperform Maintains
2020-02-06 Needham Buy Maintains
2020-02-06 KeyBanc Overweight Maintains
2020-02-06 Credit Suisse Neutral Maintains
2020-02-06 Cantor Fitzgerald Neutral Maintains
2020-02-06 Baird Outperform Maintains
2020-01-29 Citigroup Buy Maintains
2020-01-13 KeyBanc Overweight Maintains
2019-11-20 RBC Capital Sector Perform Outperform Upgrade
2019-10-30 Stifel Nicolaus Hold Maintains
2019-10-30 KeyBanc Overweight Maintains
2019-10-25 Citi Buy Initiate
2019-08-22 Mizuho Neutral Initiate
2019-07-19 Jefferies Buy Hold Downgrade
2019-06-20 KeyBanc Overweight Maintains
2019-06-19 Cantor Fitzgerald Neutral Initiate
2019-05-02 Canaccord Genuity Hold Hold Maintains
2019-05-01 Stifel Nicolaus Hold Hold Maintains
2019-05-01 KeyBanc Overweight Overweight Maintains
2019-05-01 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2019-04-17 KeyBanc Overweight Overweight Maintains
2019-04-12 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2019-02-06 KeyBanc Overweight Overweight Maintains
2019-02-06 Canaccord Genuity Hold Hold Maintains
2018-10-31 Credit Suisse Neutral Neutral Maintains
2018-10-31 Canaccord Genuity Hold Hold Maintains
2018-10-01 Canaccord Genuity Buy Hold Downgrade
2018-09-26 Bank of America Buy Neutral Downgrade
2018-09-07 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2018-08-21 Guggenheim Neutral Initiate
2018-08-01 Stifel Nicolaus Hold Hold Maintains
2018-08-01 Credit Suisse Neutral Neutral Maintains
2018-08-01 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2018-08-01 Bank of America Buy Buy Maintains
2018-07-19 Needham Buy Initiate
2018-05-02 Credit Suisse Neutral Neutral Maintains
2018-05-02 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2018-04-12 Barclays Overweight Equal-Weight Downgrade
2018-03-23 Stifel Nicolaus Buy Hold Downgrade
2018-03-13 KeyBanc Overweight Overweight Maintains
2018-02-13 KeyBanc Sector Weight Overweight Upgrade
2018-02-07 Stifel Nicolaus Buy Buy Maintains
2018-02-07 Credit Suisse Neutral Neutral Maintains
2018-02-07 Barclays Overweight Overweight Maintains
2018-02-07 Bank of America Buy Buy Maintains
2018-02-07 Baird Outperform Outperform Maintains
2017-11-06 Bank of America Buy Initiate
2017-11-01 Oppenheimer Outperform Maintains
2017-11-01 JP Morgan Neutral Maintains
2017-11-01 Jefferies Buy Maintains
2017-11-01 Credit Suisse Outperform Neutral Downgrade
2017-11-01 Barclays Overweight Maintains
2017-10-31 Dougherty Buy Initiate
2017-09-13 Barclays Overweight Maintains
2017-08-02 Credit Suisse Outperform Maintains
2017-08-02 Canaccord Genuity Buy Maintains
2017-07-10 Mizuho Buy Neutral Downgrade
2017-05-12 Wells Fargo Outperform Initiate
2017-03-03 Mizuho Buy Initiate
2017-02-23 Wunderlich Buy Reiterate
2017-01-30 Pacific Crest Overweight Sector Weight Downgrade
2016-12-02 Oppenheimer Outperform Initiate
2016-11-02 JP Morgan Overweight Neutral Downgrade
2016-09-30 RBC Capital Sector Perform Initiate
2016-09-13 Barclays Overweight Maintains
2016-08-03 UBS Buy Maintains
2016-08-03 Stifel Nicolaus Buy Maintains
2016-07-15 Barclays Overweight Maintains
2016-06-16 Stifel Nicolaus Buy Maintains
2016-04-19 UBS Buy Initiate
2016-02-18 Wunderlich Buy Initiate
2016-02-10 JP Morgan Overweight Maintains
2016-02-10 Barclays Overweight Maintains
2016-01-06 Barclays Equal-Weight Overweight Upgrade
2016-01-06 Baird Outperform Initiate
2015-11-04 Stifel Nicolaus Buy Maintains
2015-11-04 Pacific Crest Overweight Maintains
2015-08-05 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2015-05-07 Jefferies Buy Maintains
2015-05-07 Canaccord Genuity Buy Maintains
2015-05-07 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2015-03-17 Brean Capital Buy Initiate
2015-02-11 Stifel Nicolaus Buy Maintains
2015-02-11 JP Morgan Overweight Maintains
2015-02-11 Jefferies Buy Maintains
2015-02-11 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2015-01-21 Credit Suisse Outperform Initiate
2014-12-03 Barclays Overweight Equal-weight Downgrade
2014-11-21 Jefferies Buy Initiate
2014-11-05 Stifel Nicolaus Buy Maintains
2014-11-05 Canaccord Genuity Buy Maintains
2014-11-05 Barclays Overweight Maintains
2014-09-04 Barclays Overweight Maintains
2014-08-06 Barclays Overweight Maintains
2014-05-16 Stifel Nicolaus Buy Maintains
2014-05-12 Stifel Nicolaus Buy Initiate
2014-05-12 Pacific Crest Outperform Initiate
2014-05-12 JP Morgan Overweight Initiate
2014-05-12 Canaccord Genuity Buy Initiate
2014-05-12 Barclays Overweight Initiate
2023-02-08 Oppenheimer Outperform Maintains
2023-02-08 Mizuho Neutral Maintains
2023-02-08 Needham Buy Reiterate
2023-02-08 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2023-02-08 Barclays Equal-Weight Maintains
2023-02-13 Piper Sandler Overweight Reiterate
2023-03-28 Needham Buy Reiterate
2023-03-30 DA Davidson Neutral Buy Upgrade
2023-05-03 Keybanc Overweight Maintains
2023-05-03 Piper Sandler Overweight Maintains
2023-04-28 Piper Sandler Overweight Reiterate
2023-05-03 Credit Suisse Outperform Maintains
2023-05-03 Needham Buy Reiterate
2023-05-03 BMO Capital Market Perform Maintains
2023-05-03 Deutsche Bank Buy Maintains
2023-05-04 Citigroup Buy Maintains
2023-06-28 William Blair Outperform Initiate
2023-10-12 Piper Sandler Overweight Overweight Reiterate
2024-01-31 Citigroup Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-07-24 Mizuho Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-12-01 Piper Sandler Neutral Neutral Reiterate
2023-11-07 UBS Buy Initiate
2023-07-21 Citigroup Buy Buy Maintains
2023-08-02 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2023-08-02 Baird Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-10-12 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2023-11-02 B of A Securities Buy Neutral Downgrade
2024-02-08 JP Morgan Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-10-24 Citigroup Buy Buy Maintains
2023-08-29 Piper Sandler Overweight Overweight Reiterate
2023-08-02 Stifel Buy Buy Maintains
2023-08-02 Credit Suisse Outperform Outperform Maintains
2023-08-02 Mizuho Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-08-02 Oppenheimer Outperform Outperform Reiterate
2023-08-02 Needham Buy Buy Reiterate
2023-08-02 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2023-08-02 Piper Sandler Overweight Overweight Reiterate
2023-07-19 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2023-11-01 Mizuho Neutral Neutral Maintains
2023-11-01 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2023-11-01 William Blair Outperform Market Perform Downgrade
2023-11-01 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2023-11-01 Stifel Buy Hold Downgrade
2023-11-01 Citigroup Buy Neutral Downgrade
2023-11-01 TD Cowen Outperform Market Perform Downgrade
2023-11-01 Needham Buy Hold Downgrade
2023-11-01 Piper Sandler Overweight Neutral Downgrade
2023-11-01 Oppenheimer Outperform Perform Downgrade
2023-11-01 Deutsche Bank Buy Hold Downgrade
2023-11-01 Keybanc Overweight Sector Weight Downgrade
2024-02-08 Piper Sandler Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-05-06 Mizuho Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-05-02 Needham Hold Reiterate
2024-01-10 UBS Buy Buy Maintains
2024-01-05 Jefferies Buy Hold Downgrade
2024-05-02 Citigroup Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-05-02 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2024-05-02 JP Morgan Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-05-02 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2024-02-06 BTIG Neutral Initiate
2024-06-24 Jefferies Hold Hold Maintains
2024-06-20 TD Cowen Hold Hold Maintains
2024-06-18 Citigroup Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-07-16 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2024-10-11 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2025-01-23 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2025-02-13 Stifel Hold Hold Maintains
2025-02-13 JP Morgan Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-08-01 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2024-08-01 TD Cowen Hold Hold Maintains
2024-10-22 Jefferies Hold Hold Maintains
2025-02-14 Piper Sandler Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-12-13 Mizuho Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-08-01 Needham Hold Reiterate
2024-10-31 Citigroup Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-10-31 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2024-10-31 Jefferies Hold Hold Maintains
2024-10-31 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2024-10-31 Piper Sandler Neutral Neutral Maintains
2024-12-09 TD Cowen Hold Hold Maintains
2025-01-16 Citigroup Neutral Neutral Maintains
2025-02-13 Needham Hold Hold Reiterate
2024-09-23 TD Cowen Hold Hold Maintains
2024-11-04 Mizuho Neutral Neutral Maintains
2025-03-10 Keybanc Sector Weight Overweight Upgrade
2025-05-08 Piper Sandler Neutral Neutral Maintains
2025-05-12 Keybanc Overweight Overweight Maintains
2025-08-07 JP Morgan Neutral Neutral Maintains
2025-08-07 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2025-08-07 Keybanc Overweight Overweight Maintains
2025-08-07 BMO Capital Market Perform Market Perform Maintains
2025-05-08 Keybanc Overweight Overweight Maintains
2025-05-08 Barclays Equal-Weight Equal-Weight Maintains
2025-05-08 Needham Hold Hold Reiterate
2025-05-08 Stifel Hold Hold Maintains
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