PAYC vs. DDOG, HUBS, RBLX, TTD, WIT, VEEV, BIDU, EA, IOT, and ZS
Should you be buying Paycom Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paycom Software include Datadog (DDOG), HubSpot (HUBS), Roblox (RBLX), Trade Desk (TTD), Wipro (WIT), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Baidu (BIDU), Electronic Arts (EA), Samsara (IOT), and Zscaler (ZS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Paycom Software vs.
Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) and Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and community ranking.
Datadog currently has a consensus target price of $158.39, indicating a potential upside of 25.33%. Paycom Software has a consensus target price of $209.22, indicating a potential downside of 2.33%. Given Datadog's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Datadog is more favorable than Paycom Software.
Paycom Software has a net margin of 26.66% compared to Datadog's net margin of 6.85%. Paycom Software's return on equity of 33.53% beat Datadog's return on equity.
Paycom Software received 379 more outperform votes than Datadog when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.10% of users gave Datadog an outperform vote while only 63.62% of users gave Paycom Software an outperform vote.
Datadog has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paycom Software has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
78.3% of Datadog shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Paycom Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Datadog shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Paycom Software shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Paycom Software has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Datadog. Paycom Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Datadog, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Datadog had 26 more articles in the media than Paycom Software. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Datadog and 22 mentions for Paycom Software. Paycom Software's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Datadog's score of 0.33 indicating that Paycom Software is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Datadog and Paycom Software tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PAYC) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
