HR software provider Asure Software (NASDAQ: ASUR) will be reporting earnings this Thursday after market close. Here’s what to look for.

Asure Software met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $37.11 million, up 23.2% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ billings estimates.

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This quarter, the market is expecting Asure Software’s revenue to grow 7.8% year on year, slowing from the 23.7% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Asure Software has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.

Looking at Asure Software’s peers in the finance and hr software segment, only Paychex has reported results so far. It met analysts’ revenue estimates, delivering year-on-year sales growth of 5.9%. The stock was down 11.3% on the results.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the finance and hr software segment, with share prices up 13.6% on average over the last month. Asure Software is down 6.2% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $13.11 (compared to the current share price of $7.25).

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