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The price of Paycor HCM Inc (NASDAQ: PYCR) closed at $22.39 in the last session, down -0.13% from day before closing price of $22.42. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.23 million shares were traded. PYCR stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.38.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PYCR’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 35.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.07 and its Current Ratio is at 1.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Robert W. Baird on February 07, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $22.50 from $28 previously.
On December 12, 2024, BMO Capital Markets Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $19 to $24.
TD Cowen Upgraded its Hold to Buy on December 02, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $18 to $22.
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 Oct 16 ’24 when Rishel Jeremy sold 3,723 shares for $14.02 per share. The transaction valued at 52,196 led to the insider holds 21,218 shares of the business.
Corr Jonathan sold 1,508 shares of PYCR for $20,313 on Oct 08 ’24. The Director now owns 15,464 shares after completing the transaction at $13.47 per share. On Oct 08 ’24, another insider, Jeremy Rishel, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 3,723 shares for $14.02 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PYCR now has a Market Capitalization of 4069874944 and an Enterprise Value of 3968069888. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.82 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.671 whereas that against EBITDA is 53.86.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PYCR is 0.50, which has changed by 0.1559112 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PYCR has reached a high of $23.49, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 35.35%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PYCR traded on average about 2.98M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2165860 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 181.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 82.92M. Insiders hold about 54.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 43.28% stake in the company. Shares short for PYCR as of 1740700800 were 3139460 with a Short Ratio of 1.05, compared to 1738281600 on 2884690. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3139460 and a Short% of Float of 3.7100002.
