Paycom Software (PAYC) Competitors $219.58 +1.31 (+0.60%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$217.30 -2.28 (-1.04%) As of 05:59 AM 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, EA, VEEV, NET, RBLX, DDOG, WIT, BIDU, ZS, and HUBSShould you be buying Paycom Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paycom Software include Snowflake (SNOW), Electronic Arts (EA), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Cloudflare (NET), Roblox (RBLX), Datadog (DDOG), Wipro (WIT), Baidu (BIDU), Zscaler (ZS), and HubSpot (HUBS). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Paycom Software vs. Snowflake Electronic Arts Veeva Systems Cloudflare Roblox Datadog Wipro Baidu Zscaler HubSpot Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) and Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media favor PAYC or SNOW? In the previous week, Snowflake had 13 more articles in the media than Paycom Software. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Snowflake and 26 mentions for Paycom Software. Paycom Software's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Snowflake's score of 0.92 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 24 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Snowflake 24 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, PAYC or SNOW? Paycom Software has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snowflake has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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. 14.5% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend PAYC or SNOW? Paycom Software currently has a consensus price target of $212.80, suggesting a potential downside of 3.09%. Snowflake has a consensus price target of $202.51, suggesting a potential upside of 38.15%. Given Snowflake's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 11 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08Snowflake 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 30 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAYC or SNOW? Paycom Software received 422 more outperform votes than Snowflake when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.63% of users gave Paycom Software an outperform vote while only 52.03% of users gave Snowflake an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPaycom SoftwareOutperform Votes69163.63% Underperform Votes39536.37% SnowflakeOutperform Votes26952.03% Underperform Votes24847.97% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$1.88B6.75$502M$8.9024.67Snowflake$3.63B13.34-$836.10M-$3.87-37.88 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% SummaryPaycom Software beats Snowflake on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$12.70B$22.62B$22.17B$18.52BDividend Yield0.71%2.03%3.01%4.22%P/E Ratio24.67105.8439.4931.15Price / Sales6.7516.751,985.9625.69Price / Cash19.5786.0634.6317.53Price / Book8.037.915.774.29Net Income$502M$438.39M$736.02M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.53%0.22%0.76%-0.79%1 Month Performance5.53%-5.45%-5.36%-6.88%1 Year Performance15.48%5.64%52,780.55%1.74% Paycom Software Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAYCPaycom Software4.3718 of 5 stars$219.58+0.6%$212.80-3.1%+13.9%$12.70B$1.88B24.677,306Positive NewsSNOWSnowflake4.6309 of 5 stars$130.75+0.2%$201.84+54.4%-3.6%$43.16B$3.63B-38.573,990Analyst ForecastEAElectronic Arts4.3204 of 5 stars$134.69-0.5%$155.30+15.3%+14.6%$35.10B$7.35B34.2713,700Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeVEEVVeeva Systems4.1727 of 5 stars$214.71+0.5%$256.52+19.5%+10.3%$34.93B$2.75B53.015,480Insider TradeGap DownNETCloudflare4.3502 of 5 stars$98.31+1.3%$135.64+38.0%+20.6%$33.93B$1.67B-446.883,220Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeRBLXRoblox2.8356 of 5 stars$52.41-1.0%$64.23+22.5%+60.3%$32.44B$3.60B-36.152,130Gap UpDDOGDatadog4.8462 of 5 stars$88.20+0.3%$156.67+77.6%-26.4%$30.23B$2.68B172.944,800Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeWITWipro1.6173 of 5 stars$2.85+2.0%N/A-47.1%$29.75B$887.93B19.62240,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBIDUBaidu4.7762 of 5 stars$79.76-3.2%$111.25+39.5%-12.1%$27.97B$133.13B8.7045,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeZSZscaler3.9007 of 5 stars$180.06+3.1%$234.94+30.5%+17.0%$27.86B$2.42B-720.247,348Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHUBSHubSpot4.6234 of 5 stars$496.44-1.0%$848.58+70.9%-14.2%$25.89B$2.63B5,516.577,430Analyst Upgrade Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Snowflake Competitors Electronic Arts Competitors Veeva Systems Competitors Cloudflare Competitors Roblox Competitors Datadog Competitors Wipro Competitors Baidu 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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