Paylocity (PCTY) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of INTU or PCTY?

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

Do analysts recommend INTU or PCTY?

Intuit presently has a consensus price target of $797.62, suggesting a potential upside of 20.99%. Paylocity has a consensus price target of $222.71, suggesting a potential upside of 22.85%. Given Paylocity's higher probable 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)	2.84
Paylocity	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intuit	$18.83B	9.77	$3.87B	$13.74	47.98
Paylocity	$1.60B	6.27	$227.13M	$4.01	45.21

Does the media favor INTU or PCTY?

In the previous week, Intuit had 121 more articles in the media than Paylocity. MarketBeat recorded 134 mentions for Intuit and 13 mentions for Paylocity. Paylocity's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Intuit's score of 0.81 indicating that Paylocity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intuit	56 Very Positive mention(s)	16 Positive mention(s)	31 Neutral mention(s)	17 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paylocity	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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
Intuit	20.55%	22.72%	12.46%
Paylocity	14.24%	22.08%	5.52%

Which has more volatility & risk, INTU or PCTY?

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

Summary

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