Paycom Software Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day

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Shares of Paycom Software Inc. /zigman2/quotes/208108773/composite PAYC -0.94% advanced 1.53% to $312.00 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX +0.23% falling 1.08% to 4,115.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA +0.06% falling 0.81% to 32,910.90. This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains. Paycom Software Inc. closed $246.97 below its 52-week high ($558.97), which the company reached on November 2nd.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Oracle Corp. /zigman2/quotes/202180826/composite ORCL +0.09% fell 1.80% to $71.38, Workday Inc. Cl A /zigman2/quotes/201157610/composite WDAY -1.57% rose 0.50% to $160.04, and Paychex Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202030365/composite PAYX +0.39% fell 0.91% to $125.60. Trading volume (402,809) remained 68,690 below its 50-day average volume of 471,499.

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Paycom Software Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 387.00

-3.68 -0.94%

Volume: 265,150

Aug. 18, 2022 4:03p

P/E Ratio

98.60

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$23.45 billion

Rev. per Employee

$225,000

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

4,283.74

+9.70 +0.23%

Volume: 2.22B

Aug. 18, 2022 5:48p

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

33,999.04

+18.72 +0.06%

Volume: 320.97M

Aug. 18, 2022 5:48p

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Oracle Corp.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 79.32

+0.07 +0.09%

Volume: 4.12M

Aug. 18, 2022 4:03p

P/E Ratio

33.04

Dividend Yield

1.61%

Market Cap

$211.20 billion

Rev. per Employee

$296,783

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Workday Inc. Cl A

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 173.13

-2.76 -1.57%

Volume: 2.04M

Aug. 18, 2022 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$44.68 billion

Rev. per Employee

$355,846

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Paychex Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 139.16

+0.54 +0.39%

Volume: 1.07M

Aug. 18, 2022 4:00p

P/E Ratio

36.28

Dividend Yield

2.27%

Market Cap

$49.89 billion

Rev. per Employee

$288,231