Paylocity (PCTY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Paylocity Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:PCTY) provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) software for organizations and their employees. Its platform is designed to help businesses manage payroll, human resources, employee benefits, workforce administration and related compliance activities through a unified system.

The company’s products and services include payroll processing, tax and regulatory support, time and labor management, benefits administration, talent acquisition and management, employee performance tools, expense management, reporting and analytics. Paylocity also offers employee communication and engagement features intended to support collaboration, workplace culture and interactions between employees and employers.

Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, Paylocity primarily serves employers in the United States across a range of industries and organizational sizes. The company completed its initial public offering in 2014 and continues to develop its HCM platform through new features, integrations and services designed to address the needs of modern workplaces.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $141.05 to $143.47
• 50-Day Range: $120.60 to $160.22
• 52-Week Range: $92.99 to $161.93
• Volume: 571,611 shs
• Average Volume: 630,086 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.80
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $163.29
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Paylocity Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Paylocity scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 316th out of 666 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: 3.5 / 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 Potential

Paylocity has a consensus price target of $163.29, representing about 14.5% upside from its current price of $142.57.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Paylocity has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 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 28.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Paylocity is 28.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Paylocity has a P/B Ratio of 6.19. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.46% 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 4.91.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Paylocity has recently decreased by 12.43%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.60

News Sentiment

Paylocity has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Paylocity this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for PCTY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 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 $8,322,580.00 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: 8/04/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• 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: $163.29
• High Price Target: $201.00
• Low Price Target: $120.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.95
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.80
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.60
• P/E Growth: N/A
• 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: 4.27
• Cash Flow: $7.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.21
• Book Value: $23.02 per share
• Price / Book: 6.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,060,000
• Free Float: 42,764,000
• Market Cap: $7.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.45