The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Paycom Software Inc shares valued at $334,900 were sold by Smith Bradley Scott on Sep 12 ’25. At $223.27 per share, Smith Bradley Scott sold 1,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 24,533 shares worth approximately $5.27 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bradley Scott Smith Revocable purchased 1,500 shares, netting a total of over 339,555 in proceeds.
Before that, Smith Bradley Scott had sold 1,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $374,938, the Chief Information Officer traded Paycom Software Inc shares for $249.96 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,500 shares, worth approximately $5.85 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Cantor Fitzgerald on August 14, 2025, Paycom Software Inc [PAYC] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $230. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets resumed the stock at ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of May 08, 2025, BMO Capital Markets has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for PAYC. Earlier on March 10, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for PAYC stock which previously was a “a Sector weight”.
Analyzing PAYC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Paycom Software Inc [NYSE: PAYC] rose 0.66% to $214.73. The stock’s lowest price that day was $213.4, but it reached a high of $218.79 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.78%. Over the course of the year, Paycom Software Inc shares have jumped approximately 26.77%.
Is Paycom Software Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Paycom Software Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.25 million shares to 2.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.22 million shares. A jump of 9.95% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.63 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.63.
Which companies own the most shares of Paycom Software Inc (PAYC)?
In terms of Paycom Software Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 290 in the next 12 months, up nearly 35.95% from the previous closing price of $213.32. Analysts anticipate Paycom Software Inc stock to reach 290 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 290. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Paycom Software Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
