Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold34 ratings
Bullish1647.1%
Neutral1750.0%
Bearish12.9%
1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
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Paycom Software, Inc. (PAYC) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$260.66Current
$120Low
$272.26Average
$550High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 30, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 27, 2026 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 13, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 1, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 8, 2025 |
| Needham | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 8, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 2, 2023 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 1, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 1, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 1, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 2, 2023 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 2, 2023 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 30, 2023 |
| MoffettNathanson | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 2, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 30, 2019 |
| Citi | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 25, 2019 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 2, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 26, 2018 |
| Dougherty | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 31, 2017 |
| Wells Fargo | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 12, 2017 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 23, 2017 |
| Pacific Crest | Overweight | Downgrade | Jan 30, 2017 | |
| Brean Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 17, 2015 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $260.66. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KeyBanc | Jason Celino | $295 | $261.79 | +13.2% | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $268.25 | +15.1% | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $272.61 | +15.1% | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Raimo Lenschow | $250 | $235.01 | -4.1% | Oct 13, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $280 | $226.28 | +7.4% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $216.41 | -6.0% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Brad Reback | $200 | $215.34 | -23.3% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $214.53 | -25.2% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $208 | $174.8 | -20.2% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $174.8 | +3.6% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Jason Smith | $225 | $174.8 | -13.7% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| BTIG | Allan Verkhovski | $230 | $174.8 | -11.8% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $174.8 | -19.4% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $174.8 | -38.6% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $154 | $149.71 | -40.9% | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $132.94 | -46.3% | May 7, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $133.01 | -38.6% | May 7, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Siti Panigrahi | $130 | $126.32 | -50.1% | May 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Raimo Lenschow | $148 | $126.32 | -43.2% | May 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $183 | $134.94 | -29.8% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $114.54 | -55.9% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $137 | $118.6 | -47.4% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $115.38 | -54.0% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $115.72 | -46.3% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Mark Marcon | $183 | $115.68 | -29.8% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| BTIG | Allan Verkhovski | $140 | $118.77 | -46.3% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $118.77 | -25.2% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Siti Panigrahi | $120 | $118.77 | -54.0% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Jacob Smith | $180 | $118.77 | -30.9% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $118.77 | -50.1% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $133.95 | -19.4% | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Matthew VanVliet | $135 | $139.65 | -48.2% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| UBS | Kevin McVeigh | $210 | $146.73 | -19.4% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Daniel Jester | $175 | $149.49 | -32.9% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $157.17 | -29.0% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $162.77 | -25.2% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $161.91 | -36.7% | Nov 6, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $201.09 | -13.7% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $199.82 | -13.7% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $214.85 | +3.6% | Sep 25, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $213.32 | +9.3% | Sep 16, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Jason Celino | $290 | $244.82 | +11.3% | Aug 7, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $213.02 | -6.0% | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Barclays | Raimo Lenschow | $221 | $207.57 | -15.2% | Jan 23, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Daniel Jester | $197 | $209.03 | -24.4% | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Arvind Ramnani | $191 | $172.25 | -26.7% | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Samad Samana | $175 | $172.25 | -32.9% | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Barclays | Raimo Lenschow | $167 | $166.79 | -35.9% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Barclays | Raimo Lenschow | $184 | $144.76 | -29.4% | May 31, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Siti Panigrahi | $170 | $171.29 | -34.8% | May 6, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Daniel Jester | $190 | $150.69 | -27.1% | Nov 1, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $336 | $314.91 | +28.9% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $344.52 | +53.5% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $417 | $344.52 | +60.0% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| MoffettNathanson | Analyst unavailable | $310 | $290.69 | +18.9% | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Steve Enders | $400 | $342.71 | +53.5% | Nov 2, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $400 | $352.33 | +53.5% | Aug 4, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Daniel Jester | $368 | $353.19 | +41.2% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $348.16 | +43.9% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $337.86 | +43.9% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $387 | $337.86 | +48.5% | Aug 3, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $308 | $309.9 | +18.2% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $361 | $301.83 | +38.5% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Josh Beck | $340 | $280.54 | +30.4% | Jun 23, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $335 | $269.82 | +28.5% | May 23, 2022 |
| Needham | Ryan MacDonald | $450 | $328.2 | +72.6% | May 4, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $288.46 | +34.3% | May 4, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Mark Marcon | $440 | $335.01 | +68.8% | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Bhavin Shah | $450 | $335.01 | +72.6% | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Siti Panigrahi | $350 | $335.01 | +34.3% | Feb 8, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Josh Beck | $400 | $304.67 | +53.5% | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Barclays | Raimo Lenschow | $380 | $328.27 | +45.8% | Jan 20, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Bryan Bergin | $550 | $521.17 | +111.0% | Oct 18, 2021 |
| RBC Capital | Matthew Hedberg | $430 | $341.09 | +65.0% | May 5, 2021 |
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