Ceridian HCM (CDAY) Competitors

Ceridian HCM (NYSE:CDAY) and Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CDAY or PCTY?

Paylocity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ceridian HCM. Paylocity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceridian HCM, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ceridian HCM	$1.45B	6.82	-$73.40M	$0.03	2,111.00
Paylocity	$1.35B	7.21	$140.82M	$3.44	50.28

Do analysts prefer CDAY or PCTY?

Ceridian HCM presently has a consensus target price of $76.80, indicating a potential upside of 21.27%. Paylocity has a consensus target price of $196.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.70%. Given Ceridian HCM's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ceridian HCM is more favorable than Paylocity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ceridian HCM	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Paylocity	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has more risk and volatility, CDAY or PCTY?

Ceridian HCM has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paylocity has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CDAY or PCTY?

In the previous week, Paylocity had 2 more articles in the media than Ceridian HCM. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Paylocity and 3 mentions for Ceridian HCM. Ceridian HCM's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Paylocity's score of 1.71 indicating that Ceridian HCM is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ceridian HCM	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Paylocity	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CDAY or PCTY?

94.8% of Paylocity shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Ceridian HCM shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of Paylocity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDAY or PCTY?

Paylocity received 234 more outperform votes than Ceridian HCM when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.72% of users gave Paylocity an outperform vote while only 57.55% of users gave Ceridian HCM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ceridian HCM	Outperform Votes 301 57.55%	Underperform Votes 222 42.45%
Paylocity	Outperform Votes 535 67.72%	Underperform Votes 255 32.28%

Is CDAY or PCTY more profitable?

Paylocity has a net margin of 14.42% compared to Ceridian HCM's net margin of 0.28%. Paylocity's return on equity of 22.08% beat Ceridian HCM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ceridian HCM	0.28%	2.03%	0.51%
Paylocity	14.42%	22.08%	5.03%

Summary

Paylocity beats Ceridian HCM on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.