Inputs: momentum, trendVelocity
Momentum 79/100 confirmed by trend velocity 91/100.
Prediction result · Ensemble engineUpdated 6:58 AM
PAYCPaycom Software, Inc. stock price outlook
$264.20+1.36% since prev closeBullish
Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC) is trading at $264.2, up 1.36% since the previous close and -3.78% over the past week. Price sits above its 50-day average by 12.02%, with price momentum at 79/100 and trend velocity at 91/100. Sentiment across 8 recent headlines reads net constructive at 61/100. Volatility risk is moderate (47/100) and the stock is 94% of the way up its 52-week range. The weighted factor score lands at 66/100 — a bullish signal. Research only, not investment advice.
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PAYC
Paycom Software, Inc.
$264.20+1.36%
LEANSOFT mild bid
WHY
- Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC) is trading at $264.2, up 1.36% since the previous close and -3.78% over the past week. Price sits above its 50-day average by 12.02%, with price momentum at 79/100 and trend velocity at 91/100. Sentiment across 8 recent headlines reads net constructive at 61/100. Volatility risk is moderate (47/100) and the stock is 94% of the way up its 52-week range. The weighted factor score lands at 66/100 — a bullish signal. Research only, not investment advice.
- Bull input: Momentum 79/100 confirmed by trend velocity 91/100.
RISK
Signals are model output from public data, not personalized investment advice.
INVALIDATE
Invalidate on a decisive break of the session bid, catalyst reversal, or model edge flipping bearish.
AI Signal
Bullish · Strong bullish edge
live data
Full public-market mode: chart history, quote, and news inputs were available.
Chart feed
Cron market chart feed
Quote/history
Six-month public chart history loaded.
News feed
8 relevant headlines found.
Signal inputs
Technical factors and news sentiment evaluated across multiple signal inputs.
News Sentiment61/100
Price Momentum79/100
Trend Velocity91/100
Volatility Risk47/100
Historical Modeling: Visualized ranges are mathematically derived from historic volatility metrics, corporate filings, and option-implied volume profiles. They represent statistical points of interest for research purposes, not financial execution commands or advice.
Why It Matters
Signal Explanation
Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC) is trading at $264.2, up 1.36% since the previous close and -3.78% over the past week. Price sits above its 50-day average by 12.02%, with price momentum at 79/100 and trend velocity at 91/100. Sentiment across 8 recent headlines reads net constructive at 61/100. Volatility risk is moderate (47/100) and the stock is 94% of the way up its 52-week range. The weighted factor score lands at 66/100 — a bullish signal. Research only, not investment advice.
Analyst Engine · Specialist model ensemble
31% of trees lean bullish on PAYC
Weighted factor score across 16 signal inputs evaluating 9 features: momentum, news, volume, volatility, range, sentiment divergence, trend structure, and oscillator. Consensus and weighting applied. Each specialist bot inspects a different slice of the feature set, casts a directional vote, and contributes a confidence weight to the final score.
Engine edgeStrong bullish edgeBullish
Inputs: newsSentiment, dayChange
Sentiment 61/100 with price up 1.4% confirms catalyst follow-through.
Inputs: unusualVolume, dayChange
Volume read 44/100 with price drift 1.4% — no clear footprint.
Inputs: volatilityRisk, momentum
Vol regime 47/100 is mid-range — no edge.
Inputs: pctOfRange, trendVelocity
Near range top — needs fresh catalyst to break out.
Inputs: newsSentiment, weekChange
Sentiment 61/100 vs week change -3.8% are in agreement — no divergence edge.
Inputs: vsSma50, momentum
Price 12.0% over 50d SMA with momentum confirming — uptrend intact.
Inputs: momentum, trendVelocity
Composite oscillator at 85 — stretched zone, pullback risk.
Inputs: momentum, dayChange, vsSma50
Momentum 79/100 with a positive tape and price not below the 50d SMA — breakout continuation.
Inputs: newsSentiment, weekChange
News 61/100 and weekly change -3.8% do not create a clean follow-through read.
Inputs: unusualVolume, trendVelocity
Volume 44/100 does not show a dry-up signal.
Inputs: volatilityRisk, pctOfRange, momentum
Volatility 47/100 does not give a clean compression read.
Inputs: pctOfRange, dayChange, weekChange
Range position 94% is too middle-of-the-road to matter.
Inputs: newsSentiment, momentum, weekChange
Sentiment 61/100 and momentum 79/100 are not aligned enough for a clean read.
Inputs: vsSma50, momentum, trendVelocity
Price is above the 50d SMA and both momentum and trend velocity are holding up.
Inputs: momentum, trendVelocity, weekChange
Oscillator at 85 with weekly fade is a pullback setup.
Why the ensemble agrees
- Momentum 79/100 confirmed by trend velocity 91/100.
- Momentum 79/100 with a positive tape and price not below the 50d SMA — breakout continuation.
- Price 12.0% over 50d SMA with momentum confirming — uptrend intact.
Counter-trees
- Composite oscillator at 85 — stretched zone, pullback risk.
- Oscillator at 85 with weekly fade is a pullback setup.
Bull Case
- Momentum 79/100 confirmed by trend velocity 91/100.
- Sentiment 61/100 with price up 1.4% confirms catalyst follow-through.
- Price 12.0% over 50d SMA with momentum confirming — uptrend intact.
Bear Case
- Composite oscillator at 85 — stretched zone, pullback risk.
- Oscillator at 85 with weekly fade is a pullback setup.
Latest Market Headlines
Headline titles only, from the publisher named on each card. Each links to the original story.
Yahoo Finance60
Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC) Stock Forecasts - Yahoo Finance
10/28/2026, 7:00:00 AM
Simply Wall St53
Paycom (PAYC) Stock May Be Overvalued On Current Earnings - Simply Wall St
10/29/2026, 8:57:13 AM
GuruFocus58
PAYC Maintains by Jefferies -- Price Target Raised to $300 - GuruFocus
10/27/2026, 8:38:03 PM
The Globe and Mail70
KeyBanc Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Paycom (PAYC) - The Globe and Mail
10/29/2026, 9:48:00 AM
Yahoo Finance68
Paycom Software (PAYC) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? - Yahoo Finance
10/28/2026, 1:00:10 PM
Key stats
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
- Market cap
- $11.91B
- 52-week range
- $275.22/$104.9
- Volume
- 668,763
- Avg volume
- 548,535
- Analyst 1-yr target
- $264.00
- Exchange
- NYSE
Source: Nasdaq public quote data. Research only.
Earnings Intelligence
Next
Nov 4, 2026
Estimate
$2.37
Actual
$2.34
- • Last report Aug 5, 2026 (Jun 2026): EPS $2.34 vs $1.87 expected, +25.13% surprise.
- • Beat estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters.
- • Next report expected Nov 4, 2026, consensus EPS $2.37 (Zacks estimate via Nasdaq; the company may confirm a different date).
Risk Warnings
- • Signals are model output from public data, not personalized investment advice.
- • Markets can move against any signal regardless of the score.
- • Confirm liquidity, spreads, and your own thesis before acting.
PAYC questions
What is the MarketPicks AI signal for Paycom Software, Inc. stock (PAYC)?
As of Nov 2, 1:58 AM ET, the ensemble reads bullish on PAYC — bullish — 5 of 16 bots up, with 5 bull, 2 bear and 9 hold votes from 16 specialist bots. Research only, not investment advice.
What is the latest PAYC price on MarketPicks?
PAYC was $264.20 on the latest quote (Nov 2, 1:58 AM ET), +1.36% since the previous close. Quotes can be delayed.
What do the momentum and trend scores for PAYC mean?
Scores run from 0 to 100, with 50 neutral. PAYC shows momentum 79/100, trend velocity 91/100 and volatility risk 47/100, with news sentiment at 61/100.
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