In the past week, PYCR stock has gone up by 19.26%, with a monthly gain of 14.20% and a quarterly surge of 66.62%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.24%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.61% for Paycor HCM Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 10.19% for PYCR’s stock, with a 45.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Paycor HCM Inc (NASDAQ: PYCR) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.46.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PYCR is 81.03M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.25% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PYCR on January 14, 2025 was 1.70M shares.
PYCR) stock’s latest price update
Paycor HCM Inc (NASDAQ: PYCR)’s stock price has dropped by -0.18 in relation to previous closing price of 22.15. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 19.26% in its stock price over the last five trading days. https://thefly.com reported 2025-01-08 that Northland raised the firm’s price target on Asure Software (ASUR) to $14 from $12.50 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares following Paychex’s (PAYX) announcement of a deal to acquire Paycor HCM (PYCR) for $22.50 per share. The $4.1B enterprise value paid in that deal “captures a meaningful valuation disparity” relative to Asure, despite its somewhat similar metrics, the analyst tells investors. Asure Software +1.4 (+14.00%) Paychex +3.2 (+2.35%) Paycor HCM -0.725 (-3.17%)
Analysts’ Opinion of PYCR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PYCR stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for PYCR by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for PYCR in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $24 based on the research report published on December 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PYCR reach a price target of $22, previously predicting the price at $18. The rating they have provided for PYCR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 02nd, 2024.
BMO Capital Markets gave a rating of “Market Perform” to PYCR, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on November 07th of the previous year.
PYCR Trading at 19.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PYCR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.87% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.24%, as shares surge +12.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +49.19% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PYCR rose by +19.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +15.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.06. In addition, Paycor HCM Inc saw 19.06% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PYCR starting from Rishel Jeremy, who sale 3,723 shares at the price of $14.02 back on Oct 16 ’24. After this action, Rishel Jeremy now owns 21,218 shares of Paycor HCM Inc, valued at $52,196 using the latest closing price.
Corr Jonathan, the Director of Paycor HCM Inc, sale 1,508 shares at $13.47 during a trade that took place back on Oct 08 ’24, which means that Corr Jonathan is holding 15,464 shares at $20,313 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PYCR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Paycor HCM Inc stands at -0.07. The total capital return value is set at -0.03. Equity return is now at value -3.55, with -1.85 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 86.09 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.76. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.74. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.08.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Paycor HCM Inc (PYCR) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
