Paycor HCM Inc (NASDAQ: PYCR) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.05 in relation to its previous close of 22.21. However, the company has experienced a 0.05% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-05 that Paycor HCM, Inc. (PYCR) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.14 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.11 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.11 per share a year ago.
Is It Worth Investing in Paycor HCM Inc (NASDAQ: PYCR) Right Now?
PYCR has 36-month beta value of 0.53. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for PYCR is 82.04M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.52% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PYCR on February 25, 2025 was 2.41M shares.
PYCR’s Market Performance
The stock of Paycor HCM Inc (PYCR) has seen a 0.05% increase in the past week, with a 0.09% rise in the past month, and a 37.38% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.20%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.24% for PYCR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.09% for PYCR’s stock, with a 40.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PYCR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PYCR stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for PYCR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for PYCR in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $22.50 based on the research report published on February 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PYCR reach a price target of $24, previously predicting the price at $19. The rating they have provided for PYCR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 12th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Buy” to PYCR, setting the target price at $22 in the report published on December 02nd of the previous year.
PYCR Trading at 4.64% 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 -5.48% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 0.24%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.20%, as shares sank -0.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.99% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PYCR rose by +0.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.44% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.18. In addition, Paycor HCM Inc saw 19.55% 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:
- -0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Paycor HCM Inc stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value -1.66, with -0.76 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 9.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -4.16.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 86.09 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.97. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.62. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.01for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.07.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Paycor HCM Inc (PYCR) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
