Paylocity (PCTY) Competitors

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

Which has higher 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	7.23	$206.77M	$4.01	45.79
Intuit	$16.29B	13.44	$2.96B	$12.32	63.71

Does the media prefer PCTY or INTU?

In the previous week, Intuit had 38 more articles in the media than Paylocity. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Intuit and 8 mentions for Paylocity. Intuit's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Paylocity's score of 0.49 indicating that Intuit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paylocity	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Intuit	37 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, PCTY or INTU?

Paylocity has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuit has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PCTY or INTU?

Paylocity currently has a consensus target price of $223.13, indicating a potential upside of 21.52%. Intuit has a consensus target price of $806.27, indicating a potential upside of 2.73%. Given Paylocity's higher probable upside, equities research 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Intuit	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PCTY or INTU?

94.8% of Paylocity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Intuit shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.9% of Paylocity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Intuit shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Summary

Intuit beats Paylocity on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.