Paycom Software (PAYC) Competitors $227.62 +0.52 (+0.23%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$226.76 -0.86 (-0.38%) As of 05/2/2025 07:19 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. RBLX, NET, EA, VEEV, DDOG, ZS, HUBS, BIDU, WIT, and TTDShould you be buying Paycom Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paycom Software include Roblox (RBLX), Cloudflare (NET), Electronic Arts (EA), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Datadog (DDOG), Zscaler (ZS), HubSpot (HUBS), Baidu (BIDU), Wipro (WIT), and Trade Desk (TTD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Paycom Software vs. Roblox Cloudflare Electronic Arts Veeva Systems Datadog Zscaler HubSpot Baidu Wipro Trade Desk Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) and Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals believe in RBLX or PAYC? 94.5% of Roblox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Paycom Software shares are held by institutional investors. 22.2% of Roblox shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Paycom Software shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, RBLX or PAYC? Roblox has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paycom Software has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is RBLX or PAYC more profitable? Paycom Software has a net margin of 26.66% compared to Roblox's net margin of -25.97%. Paycom Software's return on equity of 33.53% beat Roblox's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Roblox-25.97% -665.98% -14.02% Paycom Software 26.66%33.53%10.76% Does the MarketBeat Community favor RBLX or PAYC? Paycom Software received 546 more outperform votes than Roblox when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.63% of users gave Paycom Software an outperform vote while only 50.70% of users gave Roblox an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRobloxOutperform Votes14550.70% Underperform Votes14149.30% Paycom SoftwareOutperform Votes69163.63% Underperform Votes39536.37% Which has higher valuation & earnings, RBLX or PAYC? Paycom Software has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Roblox. Roblox 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 RatioRoblox$3.60B12.94-$935.38M-$1.45-51.17Paycom Software$1.88B6.99$502M$8.9025.58 Do analysts prefer RBLX or PAYC? Roblox currently has a consensus price target of $67.27, indicating a potential downside of 9.32%. Paycom Software has a consensus price target of $212.80, indicating a potential downside of 6.51%. Given Paycom Software's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Paycom Software is more favorable than Roblox.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Roblox 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Paycom Software 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09 Does the media prefer RBLX or PAYC? In the previous week, Roblox had 41 more articles in the media than Paycom Software. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Roblox and 12 mentions for Paycom Software. Paycom Software's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Roblox's score of 1.02 indicating that Paycom Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Roblox 27 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Paycom Software 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPaycom Software beats Roblox on 10 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$13.14B$25.23B$24.13B$19.21BDividend Yield0.66%1.91%2.96%4.01%P/E Ratio25.58117.2242.9633.50Price / Sales6.9918.342,017.3329.16Price / Cash19.5786.0634.8517.52Price / Book8.338.826.334.55Net Income$502M$438.40M$740.77M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.20%2.34%2.92%2.30%1 Month Performance14.83%15.20%11.93%8.54%1 Year Performance32.89%15.45%52,985.75%4.75% Paycom Software Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAYCPaycom Software4.5704 of 5 stars$227.62+0.2%$212.80-6.5%+32.9%$13.14B$1.88B25.587,306Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsRBLXRoblox3.0591 of 5 stars$66.41-0.3%$64.50-2.9%+88.9%$41.74B$3.60B-45.802,130Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsNETCloudflare4.2588 of 5 stars$120.90-0.1%$134.84+11.5%+66.7%$41.72B$1.67B-549.553,220Upcoming EarningsInsider TradeGap UpEAElectronic Arts4.0006 of 5 stars$146.72+0.1%$154.22+5.1%+16.6%$38.24B$7.35B37.3312,900Upcoming EarningsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageVEEVVeeva Systems3.6714 of 5 stars$225.62-0.8%$254.92+13.0%+16.3%$36.71B$2.75B55.715,480Positive NewsDDOGDatadog4.8579 of 5 stars$101.74+0.2%$150.33+47.8%-15.5%$34.87B$2.68B199.494,800Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageZSZscaler3.6276 of 5 stars$219.86+2.0%$236.66+7.6%+30.1%$34.02B$2.42B-879.444,980Positive NewsHUBSHubSpot4.5098 of 5 stars$613.17-0.4%$789.11+28.7%+6.1%$31.98B$2.63B6,813.767,430Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsBIDUBaidu4.7468 of 5 stars$90.37-0.4%$110.83+22.6%-20.7%$31.22B$133.13B9.8545,500Positive NewsGap UpWITWipro1.7315 of 5 stars$2.85+0.7%N/A-46.2%$29.80B$890.88B19.66240,000TTDTrade Desk3.653 of 5 stars$54.40+0.8%$101.34+86.3%-38.9%$26.99B$2.44B69.742,770Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Roblox Competitors Cloudflare Competitors Electronic Arts Competitors Veeva Systems Competitors Datadog Competitors Zscaler Competitors HubSpot Competitors Baidu Competitors Wipro Competitors Trade Desk 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 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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