Paylocity (PCTY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Paylocity Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:PCTY) provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) and payroll software for organizations. Its platform is designed to help employers manage payroll, human resources, employee benefits, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance, learning, and workforce administration through an integrated system.

The company also offers tools for time and labor management, scheduling, employee communications, engagement, surveys, expense management, and other workplace activities. Paylocity’s products are primarily aimed at small and midsized businesses, while also serving larger organizations seeking centralized HR and payroll capabilities.

Founded in 1997, Paylocity is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois. The company serves employers primarily in the United States and provides technology intended to streamline administrative processes, support compliance, and improve employee and manager interactions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $160.00 to $180.88
• 50-Day Range: $141.66 to $177.67
• 52-Week Range: $92.99 to $180.88
• Volume: 1.23 million shs
• Average Volume: 596,017 shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.56
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $177.47
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Paylocity Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Paylocity scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 461st out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Paylocity has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Paylocity is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Paylocity has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Paylocity are expected to grow by 11.56% in the coming year, from $6.92 to $7.72 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Paylocity is 33.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Paylocity is 33.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 31.99.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Paylocity has a PEG Ratio of 2.06. 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 7.52. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.14% 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 5.19.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Paylocity has recently increased by 0.21%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Paylocity does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

Paylocity has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 0.46 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Paylocity this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for PCTY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Paylocity to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $25,137,741.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.40% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/07/2026
• AGM 2026: 12/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Human Resource & Employment Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PCTY
• CIK: 1591698
• Web: www.paylocity.com
• Phone: (800) 520-2687
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,900
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Paylocity: $177.47
• High Price Target: $210.00
• Low Price Target: $120.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +2.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.43
• P/E Growth: 2.06
• Net Income: $269.74 million
• Net Margins: 15.23%
• Pretax Margin: 21.86%
• Return on Equity: 27.02%
• Return on Assets: 5.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.07
• Current Ratio: 1.09
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.77 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.10
• Cash Flow: $7.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.74
• Book Value: $23.02 per share
• Price / Book: 7.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,170,000
• Free Float: 42,052,000
• Market Cap: $9.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.43