Paycor HCM (NASDAQ:PYCR) vs. Opera (NASDAQ:OPRA) Critical Contrast

Paycor HCM (NASDAQ:PYCR) and Opera (NASDAQ:OPRA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

36.8% of Paycor HCM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Opera shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Paycor HCM shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 84.4% of Opera shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Paycor HCM and Opera’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paycor HCM	$604.65 million	5.25	-$93.21 million	($0.48)	-37.15
Opera	$396.83 million	3.39	$169.41 million	$1.88	8.06

Opera has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Paycor HCM. Paycor HCM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Opera, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Paycor HCM has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Opera has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Paycor HCM and Opera’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paycor HCM	-13.82%	1.28%	0.62%
Opera	42.69%	19.90%	18.08%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Paycor HCM and Opera, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paycor HCM	0	8	4	0	2.33
Opera	0	0	2	0	3.00

Paycor HCM presently has a consensus price target of $27.35, indicating a potential upside of 53.41%. Opera has a consensus price target of $21.17, indicating a potential upside of 39.71%. Given Paycor HCM’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Paycor HCM is more favorable than Opera.

Summary

Opera beats Paycor HCM on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Paycor HCM

Paycor HCM, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) human capital management (HCM) solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) primarily in the United States. It offers cloud-native platform to address the comprehensive people management needs of SMB leaders. The company's SaaS based people management products include Cor HCM, a complete suite of HCM tools spanning HR, onboarding, payroll, compensation management, employee surveys, expenses, and reporting and analytics; Workforce Management, a solution with flexible time entry, overtime calculations, and scheduling capabilities with real-time payroll synchronization; Benefits Administration, a decision support solution to help leaders to streamline and optimize company's benefits administration; and Talent Management, an integrated compensation and performance management solution. It serves manufacturing, healthcare, restaurant, retail, professional services, nonprofit, and education industries through its direct sales teams. Paycor HCM, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

About Opera

Opera Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile and PC web browsers. It operates in two segments, Browser and News, and Other. The company offers mobile browser products, such as Opera Mini, Opera for Android and iOS, Opera GX Mobile, and Opera Touch; PC browsers, including Opera for Computers and Opera GX; Apex Football; Opera VPN Pro; and Opera News, an AI-powered personalized news discovery and aggregation service. It also provides Opera Crypto Browser for PCs and mobile; browser-based cashback rewards; owns GameMaker Studio, a 2D gaming development platform; and GXC, a gaming portal. In addition, the company operates Opera Ads, an online advertising platform. It operates in Nigeria, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, England, South Africa, Kenya, and internationally. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Opera Limited is a subsidiary of Kunlun Tech Limited.