Paylocity (PCTY) Competitors $169.39 -0.29 (-0.17%) As of 12:24 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PCTY vs. INTU, TEAM, BILL, HUBS, NOW, PAYC, BIDU, WIT, MDB, and PINSShould you be buying Paylocity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paylocity include Intuit (INTU), Atlassian (TEAM), BILL (BILL), HubSpot (HUBS), ServiceNow (NOW), Paycom Software (PAYC), Baidu (BIDU), Wipro (WIT), MongoDB (MDB), and Pinterest (PINS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Paylocity vs. Its Competitors Intuit Atlassian BILL HubSpot ServiceNow Paycom Software Baidu Wipro MongoDB Pinterest Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) and Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability. Is INTU or PCTY more profitable? Intuit has a net margin of 20.55% compared to Paylocity's net margin of 14.24%. Intuit's return on equity of 22.72% beat Paylocity's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intuit20.55% 22.72% 12.46% Paylocity 14.24%22.08%5.52% Which has higher valuation & earnings, INTU or PCTY? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntuit$18.83B9.49$3.87B$13.7446.67Paylocity$1.60B5.86$227.13M$4.0142.24 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of INTU or PCTY? 83.7% of Intuit shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Paylocity shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Intuit shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Paylocity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, INTU or PCTY? Intuit has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paylocity has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor INTU or PCTY? In the previous week, Intuit had 26 more articles in the media than Paylocity. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Intuit and 24 mentions for Paylocity. Paylocity's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Intuit's score of 1.27 indicating that Paylocity is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Intuit 40 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Paylocity 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate INTU or PCTY? Intuit presently has a consensus price target of $797.62, suggesting a potential upside of 24.38%. Paylocity has a consensus price target of $222.71, suggesting a potential upside of 31.48%. Given Paylocity's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paylocity is more favorable than Intuit.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intuit 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84Paylocity 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 SummaryIntuit beats Paylocity on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Paylocity News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PCTY and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PCTY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPaylocityINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.34B$19.95B$31.71B$10.28BDividend YieldN/A3.48%3.14%4.60%P/E Ratio42.2479.69442.5826.21Price / Sales5.8683.041,673.6389.68Price / Cash26.3985.3334.5929.91Price / Book7.578.767.346.27Net Income$227.13M$355.93M$808.30M$270.67M7 Day Performance-2.09%2.66%2.61%2.72%1 Month Performance-1.49%6.80%5.19%5.87%1 Year Performance6.18%71.17%24,396.61%25.85% Paylocity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCTYPaylocity4.993 of 5 stars$169.39-0.2%$222.71+31.5%+6.4%$9.34B$1.60B42.246,700Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionINTUIntuit4.981 of 5 stars$671.68-0.2%$797.62+18.7%-1.4%$187.26B$18.83B48.8918,200Positive NewsTEAMAtlassian4.676 of 5 stars$172.70+0.2%$256.90+48.8%+6.8%$45.30B$5.22B-174.4413,813Analyst UpgradeBILLBILL3.8512 of 5 stars$50.04-2.9%$59.50+18.9%-1.6%$5.09B$1.46B-312.762,364HUBSHubSpot4.7954 of 5 stars$499.07+2.4%$722.93+44.9%+0.4%$26.30B$2.63B-2,169.878,246NOWServiceNow4.8222 of 5 stars$940.05+2.9%$1,115.20+18.6%+5.8%$195.53B$10.98B118.3926,293Positive NewsPAYCPaycom Software4.7302 of 5 stars$224.35+0.1%$234.36+4.5%+31.5%$12.99B$1.88B30.367,306News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionBIDUBaidu3.998 of 5 stars$108.65+6.6%$104.00-4.3%+37.2%$37.53B$18.24B10.0135,900High Trading VolumeWITWipro2.5562 of 5 stars$2.75+0.5%N/A-57.8%$28.74B$10.43B17.71233,346News CoveragePositive NewsMDBMongoDB3.2337 of 5 stars$323.29-0.4%$310.86-3.8%+13.8%$26.30B$2.01B-329.895,558Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑PINSPinterest4.0747 of 5 stars$37.98+0.1%$42.40+11.6%+21.4%$25.82B$3.65B13.614,666Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Intuit Alternatives Atlassian Alternatives BILL Alternatives HubSpot Alternatives ServiceNow Alternatives Paycom Software Alternatives Baidu Alternatives Wipro Alternatives MongoDB Alternatives Pinterest Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PCTY) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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