Paycom Software Inc. stock rises Wednesday, still underperforms market

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Shares of Paycom Software Inc. /zigman2/quotes/208108773/composite PAYC +0.95% advanced 1.25% to $273.82 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index /zigman2/quotes/210599714/realtime SPX -0.42% rising 1.46% to 3,789.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average /zigman2/quotes/210598065/realtime DJIA -0.18% rising 1.00% to 30,668.53. This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains. Paycom Software Inc. closed $285.15 short of its 52-week high ($558.97), which the company reached on November 2nd.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Oracle Corp. /zigman2/quotes/202180826/composite ORCL +0.39% fell 1.44% to $69.70, Workday Inc. Cl A /zigman2/quotes/201157610/composite WDAY -0.22% rose 2.46% to $142.81, and Paychex Inc. /zigman2/quotes/202030365/composite PAYX 0.00% rose 0.41% to $117.95. Trading volume (355,553) remained 119,357 below its 50-day average volume of 474,910.

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Paycom Software Inc.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 371.49

+3.50 +0.95%

Volume: 464,616

Aug. 9, 2022 4:03p

P/E Ratio

94.65

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$22.17 billion

Rev. per Employee

$225,000

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S&P 500 Index

US : S&P US

4,122.47

-17.59 -0.42%

Volume: 2.22B

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Dow Jones Industrial Average

US : Dow Jones Global

32,774.41

-58.13 -0.18%

Volume: 320.97M

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Oracle Corp.

US : U.S.: NYSE

$ 76.77

+0.30 +0.39%

Volume: 4.24M

Aug. 9, 2022 4:03p

P/E Ratio

31.97

Dividend Yield

1.67%

Market Cap

$203.79 billion

Rev. per Employee

$296,783

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Workday Inc. Cl A

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 166.43

-0.37 -0.22%

Volume: 2.11M

Aug. 9, 2022 4:00p

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Market Cap

$42.37 billion

Rev. per Employee

$355,846

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Paychex Inc.

US : U.S.: Nasdaq

$ 130.90

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Volume: 978,065

Aug. 9, 2022 4:00p

P/E Ratio

34.13

Dividend Yield

2.41%

Market Cap

$47.11 billion

Rev. per Employee

$288,231