PAYC vs. NET, VEEV, EA, BIDU, DDOG, RBLX, HUBS, WIT, ZS, and TTD
Should you be buying Paycom Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paycom Software include Cloudflare (NET), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Electronic Arts (EA), Baidu (BIDU), Datadog (DDOG), Roblox (RBLX), HubSpot (HUBS), Wipro (WIT), Zscaler (ZS), and Trade Desk (TTD). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Paycom Software vs.
Cloudflare (NYSE:NET) and Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk and dividends.
Paycom Software received 493 more outperform votes than Cloudflare when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.63% of users gave Paycom Software an outperform vote while only 49.38% of users gave Cloudflare an outperform vote.
Paycom Software has a net margin of 26.66% compared to Cloudflare's net margin of -4.72%. Paycom Software's return on equity of 33.53% beat Cloudflare's return on equity.
Cloudflare has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paycom Software has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cloudflare currently has a consensus target price of $131.64, suggesting a potential upside of 5.98%. Paycom Software has a consensus target price of $212.80, suggesting a potential downside of 4.76%. Given Cloudflare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cloudflare is more favorable than Paycom Software.
In the previous week, Cloudflare had 36 more articles in the media than Paycom Software. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Cloudflare and 15 mentions for Paycom Software. Paycom Software's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Cloudflare's score of 0.70 indicating that Paycom Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
82.7% of Cloudflare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Paycom Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Cloudflare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Paycom Software shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Paycom Software has higher revenue and earnings than Cloudflare. Cloudflare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paycom Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Paycom Software beats Cloudflare on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PAYC) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
