Head-To-Head Contrast: Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) vs. 8X8 (NASDAQ:EGHT)

Paycom Software (NYSE:PAYC) and 8X8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Paycom Software and 8X8, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paycom Software	0	8	5	1	2.50
8X8	1	1	1	0	2.00

Paycom Software currently has a consensus price target of $159.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.28%. 8X8 has a consensus price target of $2.45, indicating a potential upside of 30.32%. Given 8X8’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 8X8 is more favorable than Paycom Software.

Profitability

This table compares Paycom Software and 8X8’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paycom Software	22.44%	28.34%	8.29%
8X8	0.22%	25.77%	5.30%

Volatility & Risk

Paycom Software has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 8X8 has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Paycom Software and 8X8″s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paycom Software	$2.05 billion	3.45	$453.40 million	$8.65	17.16
8X8	$735.75 million	0.36	$1.65 million	$0.02	94.00

Paycom Software has higher revenue and earnings than 8X8. Paycom Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 8X8, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.8% of Paycom Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of 8X8 shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of Paycom Software shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of 8X8 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Paycom Software beats 8X8 on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Paycom Software

Paycom Software, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solution delivered as software-as-a-service for small to mid-sized companies in the United States. It offers functionality and data analytics that businesses need to manage the employment life cycle from recruitment to retirement. The company's HCM solution provides a suite of applications in the areas of talent acquisition, including applicant tracking, candidate tracker, background checks, on-boarding, e-verify, and tax credit services; and time and labor management, such as time and attendance, scheduling, time-off requests, labor allocation, labor management reports/push reporting, geofencing/geotracking, and Microfence, a proprietary Bluetooth. Its HCM solution also offers payroll applications comprising better employee transaction interface, payroll and tax management, payroll card, Everyday, Paycom pay, Client Action Center, expense management, mileage tracker/fixed and variable rates, garnishment administration, and GL concierge applications; and talent management applications that include employee self-service, compensation budgeting, performance management, position management, and Paycom learning, as well as my analytics. In addition, its HCM solution provides manager on-the-go that gives supervisors and managers the ability to perform a variety of tasks, such as approving time-off requests and expense reimbursements; direct data exchange; ask here, a tool for direct line of communication to ask work-related questions; document and checklist; government and compliance; benefits administration/benefits to carrier; benefit enrollment service; COBRA administration; personnel action and performance discussion forms; surveys; 401(k) reporting; report center; and affordable care act applications, as well as Clue, which securely collects, tracks, and manages the vaccination and testing data of the workforce. Paycom Software, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

About 8X8

8×8, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise communication solutions. It offers solutions to the business services, education, financial services, government, healthcare, and manufacturing industries. The company was founded in February 1987 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.