PAYC vs. CYBR, TWLO, FFIV, GWRE, LSCC, ZG, EPAM, BRKR, WWD, and PCTY
Should you be buying Paycom Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paycom Software include CyberArk Software (CYBR), Twilio (TWLO), F5 (FFIV), Guidewire Software (GWRE), Lattice Semiconductor (LSCC), Zillow Group (ZG), EPAM Systems (EPAM), Bruker (BRKR), Woodward (WWD), and Paylocity (PCTY). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) and CyberArk Software (NASDAQ:CYBR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.
Paycom Software has a net margin of 26.91% compared to CyberArk Software's net margin of -3.20%. Paycom Software's return on equity of 32.84% beat CyberArk Software's return on equity.
In the previous week, CyberArk Software had 13 more articles in the media than Paycom Software. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for CyberArk Software and 20 mentions for Paycom Software. CyberArk Software's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Paycom Software's score of 0.63 indicating that CyberArk Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Paycom Software has higher revenue and earnings than CyberArk Software. CyberArk Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paycom Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Paycom Software currently has a consensus price target of $246.31, suggesting a potential upside of 44.31%. CyberArk Software has a consensus price target of $267.29, suggesting a potential upside of 12.25%. Given Paycom Software's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paycom Software is more favorable than CyberArk Software.
Paycom Software has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CyberArk Software has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CyberArk Software received 145 more outperform votes than Paycom Software when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.63% of users gave CyberArk Software an outperform vote while only 65.12% of users gave Paycom Software an outperform vote.
87.8% of Paycom Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of CyberArk Software shares are held by institutional investors. 12.6% of Paycom Software shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of CyberArk Software shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Paycom Software beats CyberArk Software on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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