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After finishing at $204.97 in the prior trading day, Paycom Software Inc (NYSE: PAYC) closed at $201.40, down -1.74%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.74 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded. PAYC stock price reached its highest trading level at $207.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $199.81.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PAYC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.36. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.11 and its Current Ratio is at 1.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.04.
On January 05, 2024, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $195.
On November 07, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $235.UBS initiated its Buy rating on November 07, 2023, with a $235 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 13 ’24 when Richison Chad R. sold 1,950 shares for $229.09 per share. The transaction valued at 446,732 led to the insider holds 2,731,410 shares of the business.
Richison Chad R. sold 1,950 shares of PAYC for $446,732 on Nov 13 ’24. The CEO, President and Chairman now owns 3,427,249 shares after completing the transaction at $229.09 per share. On Nov 12 ’24, another insider, Richison Chad R., who serves as the CEO, President and Chairman of the company, sold 1,950 shares for $228.65 each. As a result, the insider received 445,860 and left with 2,733,360 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 11613126656 and an Enterprise Value of 11010519040. As of this moment, Paycom’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.25, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.15. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.37. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.68. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.037 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.488.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PAYC has reached a high of $242.74, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $139.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.44%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 600.75K shares per day over the past 3-months and 636880 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 55.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.37M. Insiders hold about 11.67% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.36% stake in the company. Shares short for PAYC as of 1734048000 were 2108825 with a Short Ratio of 3.51, compared to 1731628800 on 2001389. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2108825 and a Short% of Float of 4.35.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, PAYC’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.5, compared to 1.50 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.007318144