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Paylocity (PCTY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$174.88 -7.88 (-4.31%)
Closing price 04/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$175.01 +0.13 (+0.07%)
As of 04/4/2025 04:08 PM Eastern
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About Paylocity Stock (NASDAQ:PCTY)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$172.07
$179.81
50-Day Range
$174.88
$217.86
52-Week Range
$129.94
$223.80
Volume
534,611 shs
Average Volume
477,141 shs
Market Capitalization
$9.77 billion
P/E Ratio
44.84
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$233.25
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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.

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Paylocity Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

PCTY MarketRank™: 

Paylocity scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 653 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Paylocity has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 14 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Paylocity has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Paylocity's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Paylocity are expected to grow by 9.63% in the coming year, from $4.36 to $4.78 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Paylocity is 44.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.04.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Paylocity is 44.84, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 38.05.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Paylocity has a PEG Ratio of 4.49. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Paylocity has a P/B Ratio of 8.34. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Paylocity's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.66% of the float of Paylocity has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Paylocity has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Paylocity has recently decreased by 4.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Paylocity does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Paylocity does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.66% of the float of Paylocity has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Paylocity has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Paylocity has recently decreased by 4.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Paylocity has a news sentiment score of 1.29. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Paylocity this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Paylocity to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Paylocity insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $9,556,190.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    21.91% of the stock of Paylocity is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.76% of the stock of Paylocity is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Paylocity's insider trading history.
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PCTY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Paylocity's stock was trading at $199.47 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PCTY shares have decreased by 12.3% and is now trading at $174.88.
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Paylocity Holding Co. (NASDAQ:PCTY) announced its earnings results 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 trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.45% and a net margin of 14.76%.

Paylocity's top institutional investors include RK Asset Management LLC (0.05%), Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.01%), First Hawaiian Bank (0.01%) and Versant Capital Management Inc. Insiders that own company stock include Steven R Beauchamp, Michael R Haske, Steven I Sarowitz, Toby J Williams, Ryan Glenn, Rachit Lohani, Mark S Kinsey, Joshua Scutt, Katherine Ross, Andrew Cappotelli, Ronald V Waters, Nicholas Rost, Bernard Robinson Kenneth and Jeffrey T Diehl.
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Shares of PCTY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Paylocity investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), American Water Works (AWK), Adobe (ADBE) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/06/2025
Today
4/04/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/01/2025
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry
Computer Software
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PCTY
Fax
N/A
Employees
5,300
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$233.25
High Stock Price Target
$270.00
Low Stock Price Target
$185.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+33.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.88
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
44.84
Forward P/E Ratio
40.11
P/E Growth
4.49
Net Income
$206.77 million
Pretax Margin
19.67%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.50 billion
Cash Flow
$4.48 per share
Price / Cash Flow
39.06
Book Value
$20.97 per share
Price / Book
8.34

Miscellaneous

Free Float
43,642,000
Market Cap
$9.77 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.76

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This page (NASDAQ:PCTY) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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