Paycor HCM Inc (NASDAQ: PYCR) has experienced a decline in its stock price by 0.00 compared to its previous closing price of 22.14. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.32% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-03 that PYCR’s Q2 fiscal 2025 results are likely to benefit from increased migrations, go-to-market strategy, higher attach rates and AI implementation.
Is It Worth Investing in Paycor HCM Inc (NASDAQ: PYCR) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.53.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PYCR is 81.03M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.49% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of PYCR on February 04, 2025 was 2.16M shares.
PYCR’s Market Performance
PYCR’s stock has seen a -0.32% decrease for the week, with a 20.72% rise in the past month and a 46.72% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.29%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.74% for Paycor HCM Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.18% for PYCR’s stock, with a 42.45% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 9.71% 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 -5.74% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 0.74%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.29%, as shares surge +19.42% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +37.00% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PYCR fell by -0.32%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +30.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.18. In addition, Paycor HCM Inc saw 19.22% 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.
Based on Paycor HCM Inc (PYCR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 8.52. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -10.12.
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 5.75. 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.
