Cyber Apps World (OTCMKTS:CYAP) & Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) Head to Head Analysis

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

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

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.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Cyber Apps World and Paylocity, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Volatility & Risk

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

Summary

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

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.

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.