Paylocity (PCTY) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer PCTY or INTU?

In the previous week, Intuit had 44 more articles in the media than Paylocity. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Intuit and 5 mentions for Paylocity. Paylocity's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Intuit's score of 1.04 indicating that Paylocity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paylocity	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intuit	39 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PCTY or INTU?

94.8% of Paylocity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Intuit shares are held by institutional investors. 21.9% of Paylocity shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Intuit shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend PCTY or INTU?

Paylocity presently has a consensus price target of $224.75, indicating a potential upside of 19.59%. Intuit has a consensus price target of $800.55, indicating a potential upside of 5.98%. Given Paylocity's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Paylocity is more favorable than Intuit.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paylocity	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Intuit	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Is PCTY or INTU more profitable?

Intuit has a net margin of 19.07% compared to Paylocity's net margin of 14.65%. Paylocity's return on equity of 22.90% beat Intuit's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paylocity	14.65%	22.90%	5.53%
Intuit	19.07%	21.46%	11.99%

Which has more volatility & risk, PCTY or INTU?

Paylocity has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuit has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PCTY or INTU?

Intuit has higher revenue and earnings than Paylocity. Paylocity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intuit, 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	$1.40B	7.40	$206.77M	$4.01	46.87
Intuit	$16.29B	12.94	$2.96B	$12.32	61.31

Summary

Intuit beats Paylocity on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.