Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) versus Cyber Apps World (OTCMKTS:CYAP) Critical Contrast

Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) and Cyber Apps World (OTCMKTS:CYAP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Paylocity and Cyber Apps World”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paylocity	$1.77 billion	4.34	$269.74 million	$4.95	29.26
Cyber Apps World	N/A	N/A	-$150,000.00	($0.35)	-0.43

Paylocity has higher revenue and earnings than Cyber Apps World. Cyber Apps World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paylocity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.8% of Paylocity shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of Paylocity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Cyber Apps World shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Paylocity and Cyber Apps World, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paylocity	1	4	12	0	2.65
Cyber Apps World	0	0	0	0	0.00

Paylocity presently has a consensus target price of $160.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.47%. Given Paylocity’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Paylocity is more favorable than Cyber Apps World.

Volatility & Risk

Paylocity has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cyber Apps World has a beta of -0.58, indicating that its share price is 158% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Paylocity and Cyber Apps World’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paylocity	15.23%	27.02%	5.78%
Cyber Apps World	N/A	-179.28%	27.01%

Summary

Paylocity beats Cyber Apps World on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Paylocity

Paylocity Holding Corporation engages in the provision of cloud-based human capital management and payroll software solutions for workforce in the United States. The company offers payroll software solution for global payroll, expense management, tax services, on demand payment, and garnishment managed services; and time and labor management software for time and attendance, scheduling, and time collection. It also provides human resources (HR) software solutions for employee self-service, compliance, HR edge, data analytics, and workflows and documents, as well as human resource management system; talent management system for recruiting, onboarding, performance, compensation, and learning; and benefits administration software. In addition, the company offers employee experience platform for community, employee voice, recognition and rewards, video, and modern workforce index; HR reporting software; and mobile HR solutions. Further, it provides implementation and training, client, and tax and regulatory services. The company serves for-profit and non-profit organizations across industries, including business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurants, retail, technology, and others. It sells its products through sales representatives. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.

About Cyber Apps World

Cyber Apps World Inc. develops mobile applications that enable users to save money on products and services from member merchants and suppliers with mobile coupons. The company was formerly known as Clean Enviro Tech Corp. and changed its name to Cyber Apps World Inc. in April 2015. Cyber Apps World Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Lugano, Switzerland.