Paycom Software (PAYC) Competitors $257.91 -3.59 (-1.37%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$255.97 -1.94 (-0.75%) As of 05/23/2025 05:42 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PAYC vs. SNOW, TEAM, NET, RBLX, TTD, VEEV, EA, DDOG, ZS, and HUBSShould you be buying Paycom Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paycom Software include Snowflake (SNOW), Atlassian (TEAM), Cloudflare (NET), Roblox (RBLX), Trade Desk (TTD), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Electronic Arts (EA), Datadog (DDOG), Zscaler (ZS), and HubSpot (HUBS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Paycom Software vs. Snowflake Atlassian Cloudflare Roblox Trade Desk Veeva Systems Electronic Arts Datadog Zscaler HubSpot Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) and Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, PAYC or SNOW? Paycom Software has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snowflake has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PAYC or SNOW? Paycom Software currently has a consensus target price of $226.90, suggesting a potential downside of 12.02%. Snowflake has a consensus target price of $217.33, suggesting a potential upside of 8.67%. Given Snowflake's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Snowflake is more favorable than Paycom Software.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paycom Software 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09Snowflake 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 31 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 Is PAYC or SNOW more profitable? Paycom Software has a net margin of 26.66% compared to Snowflake's net margin of -33.02%. Paycom Software's return on equity of 33.53% beat Snowflake's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paycom Software26.66% 33.53% 10.76% Snowflake -33.02%-24.23%-13.30% Does the MarketBeat Community favor PAYC or SNOW? Paycom Software received 394 more outperform votes than Snowflake when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.37% of users gave Paycom Software an outperform vote while only 53.50% of users gave Snowflake an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPaycom SoftwareOutperform Votes69263.37% Underperform Votes40036.63% SnowflakeOutperform Votes29853.50% Underperform Votes25946.50% Which has better earnings & valuation, PAYC or SNOW? Paycom Software has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Snowflake. Snowflake is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paycom Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPaycom Software$1.91B7.80$502M$7.0136.79Snowflake$3.84B17.19-$836.10M-$4.21-47.50 Do insiders & institutionals believe in PAYC or SNOW? 87.8% of Paycom Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of Snowflake shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Paycom Software shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Snowflake shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer PAYC or SNOW? In the previous week, Snowflake had 84 more articles in the media than Paycom Software. MarketBeat recorded 117 mentions for Snowflake and 33 mentions for Paycom Software. Paycom Software's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Snowflake's score of 0.90 indicating that Paycom Software is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paycom Software 27 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Snowflake 53 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 25 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPaycom Software beats Snowflake on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Paycom Software News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAYC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PAYC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPaycom SoftwarePrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$14.92B$26.37B$25.24B$19.26BDividend Yield0.58%1.71%2.91%3.86%P/E Ratio28.98120.5744.4534.42Price / Sales7.8015.142,151.2034.89Price / Cash19.5786.0634.8217.51Price / Book9.449.246.694.69Net Income$502M$438.27M$742.68M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.07%-0.37%-1.42%-2.38%1 Month Performance13.08%12.23%7.60%4.18%1 Year Performance51.11%21.37%53,111.61%4.87% Paycom Software Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAYCPaycom Software4.342 of 5 stars$257.91-1.4%$226.90-12.0%+51.1%$14.92B$1.91B28.987,306News CoveragePositive NewsSNOWSnowflake3.9413 of 5 stars$180.57+3.7%$200.28+10.9%+28.1%$59.61B$3.63B-53.273,990Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownTEAMAtlassian4.8081 of 5 stars$223.75+7.8%$285.29+27.5%+22.5%$58.62B$4.96B-166.988,810News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpNETCloudflare3.8203 of 5 stars$142.35+7.6%$141.79-0.4%+113.6%$49.12B$1.67B-647.033,220News CoverageInsider TradeRBLXRoblox2.2067 of 5 stars$73.47+2.2%$67.91-7.6%+151.8%$46.29B$3.84B-50.672,130Trending NewsInsider TradeTTDTrade Desk4.0951 of 5 stars$79.40+11.8%$98.88+24.5%-22.0%$39.39B$2.57B101.792,770Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeVEEVVeeva Systems3.8739 of 5 stars$241.47+1.9%$254.92+5.6%+14.5%$39.29B$2.75B59.625,480News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeEAElectronic Arts4.3503 of 5 stars$149.27-2.6%$161.83+8.4%+8.8%$38.90B$7.46B37.9812,900Positive NewsInsider TradeDDOGDatadog4.6031 of 5 stars$113.42+5.1%$141.54+24.8%-7.4%$38.88B$2.83B222.404,800Positive NewsZSZscaler3.4273 of 5 stars$241.48+3.6%$236.66-2.0%+48.0%$37.36B$2.42B-965.924,980Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHUBSHubSpot4.4652 of 5 stars$662.12+9.8%$772.56+16.7%+4.1%$34.85B$2.63B7,357.737,430Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Snowflake Competitors Atlassian Competitors Cloudflare Competitors Roblox Competitors Trade Desk Competitors Veeva Systems Competitors Electronic Arts Competitors Datadog Competitors Zscaler Competitors HubSpot Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PAYC) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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