Paylocity (PCTY) Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Paylocity in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" PCTY shares.
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12 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Paylocity's stock. Their PCTY share price forecasts range from $213.00 to $325.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $260.79 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 42.7% from the stock's current price.
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Paylocity's stock was trading at $194.26 at the start of the year. Since then, PCTY shares have decreased by 5.9% and is now trading at $182.81.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 2nd 2023.
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Paylocity Holding Co. (NASDAQ:PCTY) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 3rd. The software maker reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.15. The software maker had revenue of $308.45 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $301.43 million. Paylocity had a net margin of 11.99% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.89%.

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Paylocity issued an update on its first quarter 2024 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $314.10 million-$318.10 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $315.70 million.

1,084 employees have rated Paylocity Chief Executive Officer Steve Beauchamp on Glassdoor.com. Steve Beauchamp has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts Steve Beauchamp in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Paylocity trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PCTY."

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One share of PCTY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $182.81.

Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) has a market capitalization of $10.22 billion and generates $1.17 billion in revenue each year. The software maker earns $140.82 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.50 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,100 workers across the globe.

Paylocity's mailing address is 1400 AMERICAN LANE, SCHAUMBURG IL, 60173. The official website for the company is www.paylocity.com. The software maker can be reached via phone at (847) 463-3200 or via email at investors@paylocity.com.