Paylocity (PCTY) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY - Get Free Report) will likely be issuing its Q3 2025 quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.09 per share and revenue of $441.77 million for the quarter. Paylocity has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS and its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.

Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The software maker reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.42 by ($0.60). Paylocity had a net margin of 14.76% and a return on equity of 22.45%. On average, analysts expect Paylocity to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Paylocity Trading Up 1.4 %

NASDAQ PCTY traded up $2.60 on Friday, hitting $191.11. 342,888 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 480,164. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The company has a market capitalization of $10.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.00, a P/E/G ratio of 4.49 and a beta of 0.76. The company's 50-day moving average price is $190.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $195.28. Paylocity has a 52-week low of $129.94 and a 52-week high of $223.80.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently commented on PCTY shares. StockNews.com cut Paylocity from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Paylocity from $211.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. JMP Securities raised their price objective on Paylocity from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Mizuho lowered their price target on shares of Paylocity from $245.00 to $220.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Scotiabank began coverage on shares of Paylocity in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. They issued a "sector perform" rating and a $190.00 price target on the stock. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Paylocity currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $226.47.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Steven I. Sarowitz sold 26,252 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.91, for a total value of $5,116,777.32. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 420,000 shares of the company's stock, valued at $81,862,200. This represents a 5.88 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 21.91% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.