Paylocity (PCTY) Competitors

Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) and Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Does the media prefer TTD or PCTY?

In the previous week, Trade Desk had 26 more articles in the media than Paylocity. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Trade Desk and 21 mentions for Paylocity. Paylocity's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Trade Desk's score of 0.95 indicating that Paylocity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trade Desk	24 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paylocity	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TTD or PCTY?

67.8% of Trade Desk shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Paylocity shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Trade Desk shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Paylocity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TTD or PCTY?

Trade Desk has higher revenue and earnings than Paylocity. Paylocity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trade Desk, 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
Trade Desk	$2.57B	14.48	$393.08M	$0.82	91.46
Paylocity	$1.55B	7.04	$206.77M	$4.01	49.36

Is TTD or PCTY more profitable?

Trade Desk has a net margin of 16.08% compared to Paylocity's net margin of 14.76%. Paylocity's return on equity of 22.45% beat Trade Desk's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trade Desk	16.08%	16.38%	7.69%
Paylocity	14.76%	22.45%	5.35%

Which has more risk and volatility, TTD or PCTY?

Trade Desk has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paylocity has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TTD or PCTY?

Trade Desk currently has a consensus price target of $97.12, suggesting a potential upside of 29.50%. Paylocity has a consensus price target of $223.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.67%. Given Trade Desk's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Trade Desk is more favorable than Paylocity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trade Desk	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Paylocity	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TTD or PCTY?

Trade Desk received 282 more outperform votes than Paylocity when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.62% of users gave Trade Desk an outperform vote while only 68.03% of users gave Paylocity an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trade Desk	Outperform Votes 865 76.62%	Underperform Votes 264 23.38%
Paylocity	Outperform Votes 583 68.03%	Underperform Votes 274 31.97%

Summary

Trade Desk beats Paylocity on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.