Paylocity (PCTY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $196.83 +0.63 (+0.32%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Paylocity Short Interest DataPaylocity (PCTY) has a short interest of 1.23 million shares, representing 2.78% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.89% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.2, indicating that it would take 3.2 days of the average trading volume of 490,341 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,230,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,140,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+7.89%Dollar Volume Sold Short$255.27 millionShort Interest Ratio3.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 30, 2024Outstanding Shares55,747,000 sharesFloat Size44,240,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.78%Today's Trading Volume751,593 sharesAverage Trading Volume490,341 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average153% Short Selling Paylocity? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Paylocity and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPCTY Short Interest Over TimePCTY Days to Cover Over TimePCTY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Paylocity Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/30/20241,230,000 shares $255.27 million +7.9%2.8%3.2 $207.54 11/15/20241,140,000 shares $225.48 million +1.8%2.6%2.6 $197.79 10/31/20241,120,000 shares $206.72 million -22.2%2.6%2.5 $184.57 10/15/20241,440,000 shares $243.42 million -4.6%3.3%3.2 $169.04 9/30/20241,510,000 shares $249.10 million -17.5%3.5%3.1 $164.97 9/15/20241,830,000 shares $291.94 million -12.9%4.2%3.5 $159.53 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PCTY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Paylocity and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20242,100,000 shares $338.94 million +15.4%4.9%3.8 $161.40 8/15/20241,820,000 shares $283.83 million -1.6%4.2%3.2 $155.95 7/31/20241,850,000 shares $277.63 million -14.8%4.3%3.2 $150.07 7/15/20242,170,000 shares $318.84 million -18.7%4.9%3.6 $146.93 6/30/20242,670,000 shares $352.04 million +0.4%6.1%4.6 $131.85 6/15/20242,660,000 shares $370.35 million -0.4%6.0%4.9 $139.23 5/31/20242,670,000 shares $379.59 million -3.3%6.1%5.3 $142.17 5/15/20242,760,000 shares $474.47 million +4.6%6.3%6.2 $171.91 4/30/20242,640,000 shares $409.62 million -3.7%6.0%5.2 $155.16 4/15/20242,740,000 shares $449.25 million +1.9%6.2%5.8 $163.96 3/31/20242,690,000 shares $462.30 million +5.5%6.1%5.6 $171.86 3/15/20242,550,000 shares $424.78 million -0.8%5.8%5.3 $166.58 2/29/20242,570,000 shares $433.33 million -1.5%5.9%4.9 $168.61 2/15/20242,610,000 shares $456.62 million +18.1%6.0%4.8 $174.95 1/31/20242,210,000 shares $350.09 million +24.2%5.1%4.1 $158.41 1/15/20241,780,000 shares $275.22 million +0.6%4.1%3.2 $154.62 12/31/20231,770,000 shares $291.78 million +1.7%4.1%3.4 $164.85 12/15/20231,740,000 shares $287.54 million +4.2%4.0%3.3 $165.25 11/30/20231,670,000 shares $261.64 million -5.7%3.8%3.5 $156.67 11/15/20231,770,000 shares $272.90 million +16.5%4.1%4.1 $154.18 10/31/20231,520,000 shares $272.69 million -1.9%3.5%3.8 $179.40 10/15/20231,550,000 shares $302.20 million -10.9%3.6%4.8 $194.97 9/30/20231,740,000 shares $316.16 million +4.8%4.1%4.9 $181.70 9/15/20231,660,000 shares $320.28 million +1.8%3.9%4.8 $192.94 8/31/20231,630,000 shares $326.82 million -8.4%3.9%4.5 $200.50 8/15/20231,780,000 shares $346.76 million No Change4.2%4.3 $194.81 7/31/20231,780,000 shares $403.79 million -5.3%4.2%3.8 $226.85 7/15/20231,880,000 shares $407.83 million -9.6%4.5%3.9 $216.93 6/30/20232,080,000 shares $383.82 million -9.2%4.9%4.5 $184.53 6/15/20232,290,000 shares $434.57 million +0.9%5.4%4.9 $189.77 5/31/20232,270,000 shares $392.14 million -15.3%5.4%4.5 $172.75 5/15/20232,680,000 shares $454.07 million -2.2%6.4%5.3 $169.43 4/30/20232,740,000 shares $529.61 million +6.2%6.6%5.6 $193.29 4/15/20232,580,000 shares $510.38 million +1.2%6.2%5.6 $197.82URGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act Now (Ad)Crypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 3/31/20232,550,000 shares $506.89 million -4.9%6.1%5.4 $198.78 3/15/20232,680,000 shares $473.64 million +10.3%6.4%5.9 $176.73 2/28/20232,430,000 shares $468.04 million +6.6%5.8%5.9 $192.61 2/15/20232,280,000 shares $497.20 million -10.2%5.5%5.3 $218.07 1/31/20232,540,000 shares $529.06 million +27.6%6.2%5.8 $208.29 1/15/20231,990,000 shares $386.12 million +3.7%4.9%4.3 $194.03 12/30/20221,920,000 shares $372.98 million No Change5.2%4 $194.26 12/15/20221,920,000 shares $385.00 million +7.9%4.7%3.8 $200.52 11/30/20221,780,000 shares $387.74 million +5.3%4.4%3.5 $217.83 11/15/20221,690,000 shares $383.49 million -1.7%4.1%3.7 $226.92 10/31/20221,720,000 shares $398.68 million +4.2%4.2%3.8 $231.79 10/15/20221,650,000 shares $357.21 million +19.6%4.1%4 $216.49 9/30/20221,380,000 shares $333.38 million +15.0%3.4%3.7 $241.58 9/15/20221,200,000 shares $303.94 million No Change3.0%3.6 $253.28 8/31/20221,200,000 shares $289.20 million -11.1%3.0%3.8 $241.00 8/15/20221,350,000 shares $367.52 million -21.5%3.4%4.2 $272.24 7/31/20221,720,000 shares $354.20 million +7.5%4.3%5.1 $205.93 7/15/20221,600,000 shares $288.86 million +33.3%4.0%5.1 $180.54 6/30/20221,200,000 shares $209.30 million -4.8%3.0%4 $174.42 6/15/20221,260,000 shares $207.04 million -0.8%3.1%4.4 $164.32 5/31/20221,270,000 shares $222.07 million -2.3%3.2%4.8 $174.86 5/15/20221,300,000 shares $220.97 million +30.4%3.2%4.8 $169.98 4/30/2022996,800 shares $189.02 million +14.7%2.5%4.1 $189.63 4/15/2022869,300 shares $174.16 million -1.2%2.2%3.6 $200.35 3/31/2022880,200 shares $181.12 million -7.7%2.2%3.4 $205.77 3/15/2022953,300 shares $180.74 million -0.4%2.4%3.6 $189.59 2/28/2022957,300 shares $203.37 million +6.5%2.4%3.3 $212.44 2/15/2022898,800 shares $187.21 million +7.6%2.3%2.9 $208.29 1/31/2022835,500 shares $170.43 million +38.4%2.1%2.5 $203.98 1/15/2022603,700 shares $118.55 million +22.3%1.5%1.8 $196.37 12/31/2021493,800 shares $116.62 million -8.5%1.2%1.6 $236.16 12/15/2021539,600 shares $123.32 million -17.6%1.4%1.7 $228.54 11/30/2021654,800 shares $165.23 million -15.6%1.7%2 $252.34 11/15/2021775,800 shares $205.48 million +15.7%2.0%2.6 $264.86 10/29/2021670,800 shares $204.69 million -16.1%1.7%2.5 $305.14 10/15/2021799,900 shares $226.56 million -4.5%2.1%3.2 $283.23 9/30/2021837,900 shares $234.95 million +28.4%2.2%3.5 $280.40 9/15/2021652,800 shares $178.35 million -2.5%1.7%3 $273.21 8/31/2021669,500 shares $180.23 million -23.6%1.7%3.5 $269.20 8/13/2021876,700 shares $219.67 million +42.1%2.3%4.6 $250.57 7/30/2021616,900 shares $127.98 million +3.3%1.6%3 $207.46 7/15/2021597,500 shares $113.39 million -5.1%1.6%3.1 $189.78 6/30/2021629,400 shares $120.09 million -17.9%1.7%3.2 $190.80 6/15/2021766,600 shares $134.88 million -1.5%2.0%3.5 $175.95 5/28/2021778,000 shares $132.13 million -7.0%2.0%3.4 $169.83 5/14/2021836,500 shares $132.80 million +28.2%2.2%3.4 $158.76 4/30/2021652,500 shares $128.71 million -2.4%1.7%2.7 $197.26 4/15/2021668,400 shares $128.99 million -2.0%1.8%2.7 $192.98 3/31/2021682,000 shares $116.47 million +0.7%1.8%2.6 $170.78 3/15/2021677,300 shares $123.99 million +27.3%1.8%2.4 $183.06URGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act Now (Ad)Crypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 2/26/2021532,200 shares $101.26 million +9.8%1.4%1.8 $190.26 2/12/2021484,700 shares $98.69 million +2.5%1.3%1.7 $203.62 1/29/2021473,100 shares $90.75 million -13.3%1.3%1.5 $191.81 1/15/2021545,800 shares $105.62 million -11.5%1.5%1.7 $193.51 12/31/2020616,600 shares $127.41 million +9.6%1.6%1.9 $206.64 12/15/2020562,800 shares $109.18 million -36.9%1.5%1.7 $193.99 11/30/2020891,600 shares $178.65 million -17.4%2.4%2.8 $200.37 11/15/20201,080,000 shares $204.27 million -12.2%2.9%3.3 $189.14 10/30/20201,230,000 shares $232.16 million -10.2%3.3%3.6 $188.75 10/15/20201,370,000 shares $260.79 million -10.5%3.7%4.1 $190.36 9/30/20201,530,000 shares $246.97 million -5.0%4.2%4.3 $161.42 9/15/20201,610,000 shares $235.41 million +8.8%4.4%4.3 $146.22 8/31/20201,480,000 shares $217.93 million +13.0%4.1%3.7 $147.25 8/14/20201,310,000 shares $172.45 million -21.1%3.6%3.1 $131.64 7/31/20201,660,000 shares $221.11 million -3.5%4.7%3.8 $133.20 7/15/20201,720,000 shares $232.49 million -15.7%4.8%2.7 $135.17 6/30/20202,040,000 shares $297.62 million -1.9%5.7%3 $145.89 6/15/20202,080,000 shares $274.29 million -8.8%5.8%2.8 $131.87 5/29/20202,280,000 shares $286.14 million -14.3%6.4%2.9 $125.50 5/15/20202,660,000 shares $302.15 million +4.7%7.5%3.5 $113.59 4/30/20202,540,000 shares $290.91 million -4.2%7.3%3.4 $114.53 4/15/20202,650,000 shares $257.26 million +63.6%7.6%4.7 $97.08 3/31/20201,620,000 shares $143.26 million +24.1%4.7%3.1 $88.43 3/13/20201,305,400 shares $131.86 million +6.1%3.8%3.4 $101.01 2/28/20201,230,000 shares $97.66 million -10.9%3.5%3.4 $79.40 2/14/20201,380,000 shares $160.12 million -4.8%4.0%3.8 $116.03 1/31/20201,450,000 shares $196.14 million +9.9%4.2%4.1 $135.27 1/15/20201,320,000 shares $187.51 million +0.8%3.8%4.1 $142.05 12/31/20191,310,000 shares $181.66 million -1.5%3.8%4.3 $138.67 PCTY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Paylocity's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Paylocity shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 1,230,000 shares of PCTY short. 2.78% of Paylocity's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Paylocity's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Paylocity? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. PCTY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Paylocity's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Paylocity? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Paylocity: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Paylocity? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.78% of Paylocity's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Paylocity's short interest increasing or decreasing? Paylocity saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,230,000 shares, an increase of 7.9% from the previous total of 1,140,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Paylocity's float size? Paylocity currently has issued a total of 55,747,000 shares. Some of Paylocity's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Paylocity currently has a public float of 44,240,000 shares. How does Paylocity's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.78% of Paylocity's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Paylocity: Electronic Arts Inc. (2.68%), Cloudflare, Inc. (2.41%), HubSpot, Inc. (1.89%), Roblox Co. (5.26%), Veeva Systems Inc. (1.21%), Baidu, Inc. (2.48%), Zscaler, Inc. (4.22%), Samsara Inc. (5.76%), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (2.95%), PTC Inc. (1.61%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Paylocity stock? Short selling PCTY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Paylocity as its price is falling. PCTY shares are trading up $0.63 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Paylocity? A short squeeze for Paylocity occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of PCTY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Paylocity's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PCTY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Electronic Arts Short Interest Cloudflare Short Interest HubSpot Short Interest Roblox Short Interest Veeva Systems Short Interest Baidu Short Interest Zscaler Short Interest Samsara Short Interest Zoom Video Communications Short Interest PTC Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:PCTY) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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