Q3 EPS Estimates for Paycom Software Lowered by Analyst

Paycom Software, Inc. (NYSE:PAYCFree Report) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Paycom Software in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the software maker will post earnings of $1.35 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.36. The consensus estimate for Paycom Software’s current full-year earnings is $7.15 per share.

Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYCGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 6th. The software maker reported $2.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.78 by $0.28. The company had revenue of $483.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $472.00 million. Paycom Software had a net margin of 21.22% and a return on equity of 25.40%. Paycom Software’s revenue was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.62 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on PAYC. TD Cowen raised shares of Paycom Software from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $246.00 to $258.00 in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Paycom Software from $285.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Paycom Software in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Paycom Software from $244.00 to $258.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Paycom Software from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Paycom Software has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $245.62.

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Paycom Software Stock Performance

Shares of PAYC opened at $200.74 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s fifty day moving average is $217.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $228.70. Paycom Software has a 1 year low of $161.24 and a 1 year high of $267.76.

Paycom Software Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 8th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th were paid a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 25th. Paycom Software’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.30%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Bradley Scott Smith sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.27, for a total value of $334,905.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 24,533 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,477,482.91. This represents a 5.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 10.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Paycom Software by 8.4% in the 1st quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,478 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $323,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in Paycom Software by 57.1% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 2,685 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $587,000 after purchasing an additional 976 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Paycom Software by 54.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 904 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $198,000 after purchasing an additional 319 shares in the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. purchased a new position in Paycom Software in the 1st quarter valued at about $690,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Paycom Software by 15.6% during the 1st quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,007 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $220,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the period. 87.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Paycom Software, Inc provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solution delivered as software-as-a-service for small to mid-sized companies in the United States. It offers functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement.

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