Paylocity (PCTY) Competitors

Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PCTY or EA?

Electronic Arts has higher revenue and earnings than Paylocity. Electronic Arts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paylocity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paylocity	$1.50B	6.99	$206.77M	$3.90	48.05
Electronic Arts	$7.35B	5.16	$1.27B	$3.93	37.02

Is PCTY or EA more profitable?

Paylocity has a net margin of 14.76% compared to Electronic Arts' net margin of 14.28%. Paylocity's return on equity of 22.45% beat Electronic Arts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paylocity	14.76%	22.45%	5.35%
Electronic Arts	14.28%	17.80%	10.04%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PCTY or EA?

Electronic Arts received 994 more outperform votes than Paylocity when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.18% of users gave Electronic Arts an outperform vote while only 67.93% of users gave Paylocity an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Paylocity	Outperform Votes 572 67.93%	Underperform Votes 270 32.07%
Electronic Arts	Outperform Votes 1566 74.18%	Underperform Votes 545 25.82%

Do analysts recommend PCTY or EA?

Paylocity currently has a consensus price target of $233.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.47%. Electronic Arts has a consensus price target of $155.30, suggesting a potential upside of 6.74%. Given Paylocity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Paylocity is more favorable than Electronic Arts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paylocity	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Electronic Arts	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PCTY or EA?

94.8% of Paylocity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.2% of Electronic Arts shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.9% of Paylocity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Electronic Arts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, PCTY or EA?

Paylocity has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electronic Arts has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PCTY or EA?

In the previous week, Electronic Arts had 23 more articles in the media than Paylocity. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Electronic Arts and 15 mentions for Paylocity. Paylocity's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Electronic Arts' score of 0.88 indicating that Paylocity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paylocity	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Electronic Arts	24 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Paylocity beats Electronic Arts on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.