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The price of Paycom Software Inc (NYSE: PAYC) closed at $160.4 in the last session, up 0.48% from day before closing price of $159.63. In other words, the price has increased by $0.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.26 million shares were traded. PAYC stock price reached its highest trading level at $160.53 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $159.04.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PAYC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.07 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.88. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.
On September 26, 2025, Guggenheim started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $270.
TD Cowen Upgraded its Hold to Buy on September 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $258.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 10 ’25 when Foster Robert D. sold 1,300 shares for $162.66 per share. The transaction valued at 211,458 led to the insider holds 14,747 shares of the business.
Foster Robert D. bought 1,300 shares of PAYC for $211,458 on Dec 10 ’25. On Dec 05 ’25, another insider, Peck Randall, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 2,192 shares for $165.85 each. As a result, the insider received 363,541 and left with 47,202 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PAYC now has a Market Capitalization of 9023556608 and an Enterprise Value of 8516441088. As of this moment, Paycom’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.255 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.237.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PAYC is 0.83, which has changed by -0.23658538 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14446163 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PAYC has reached a high of $267.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $156.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.13%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PAYC traded on average about 773.96K shares per day over the past 3-months and 934980 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 55.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.75M. Insiders hold about 11.59% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.38% stake in the company. Shares short for PAYC as of 1764288000 were 2550810 with a Short Ratio of 3.19, compared to 1761868800 on 2821443. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2550810 and a Short% of Float of 5.9799999999999995.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 20.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.97, with high estimates of $3.43 and low estimates of $2.53.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.06 and $9.13 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.3. EPS for the following year is $10.07, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $10.68 and $9.3.
Revenue Estimates
According to 19 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $542.79M. It ranges from a high estimate of $543.77M to a low estimate of $540M. As of. The current estimate, Paycom Software Inc’s year-ago sales were $493.8MFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $578.34M. There is a high estimate of $597.35M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $552.9M.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PAYC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.05B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.05B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.05B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.88BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.23B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.27B and the low estimate is $2.19B.
