Paylocity (PCTY) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$107.36 -1.67 (-1.53%)

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Paylocity - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 19 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
4

Buy
14

Based on 19 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Paylocity in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 19 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 4 have given a hold rating, and 14 have given a buy rating for PCTY.

Consensus Price Target

$172.72
60.88% Upside

According to the 19 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Paylocity, the average price target is $172.72. The highest price target for PCTY is $250.00, while the lowest price target for PCTY is $120.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 60.88% from the current price of $107.36.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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PCTY Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/5/25 to 5/5/26	1 Month Ago 4/5/25 to 4/5/26	3 Months Ago 2/4/25 to 2/4/26	1 Year Ago 5/5/24 to 5/5/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	14 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)
Hold	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$172.72	$180.05	$201.78	$223.00
Forecasted Upside	60.88% Upside	69.63% Upside	59.33% Upside	18.59% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

PCTY Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

PCTY Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

Paylocity Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Paylocity	Computer and Technology Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.68	2.30	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	58.42% Upside	160.17% Upside	15.38% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent PCTY News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
4/28/2026	KeyCorp 2 of 5 stars	Jason Celino 2 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Overweight	$190.00 ➝ $172.00	+69.66%
4/24/2026	Weiss Ratings Not Rated		Reiterated Rating	Sell (D+)
4/20/2026	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Raimo Lenschow 3 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$146.00 ➝ $120.00	+17.23%
2/6/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$220.00	+87.40%
2/6/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jared Levine Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy
2/6/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Kevin McVeigh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$150.00 ➝ $145.00	+23.19%
2/6/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brad Reback Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$188.00 ➝ $165.00	+41.56%
2/6/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Steven Enders Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
2/6/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Samad Samana Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$180.00 ➝ $150.00	+18.06%
2/6/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Terry Tillman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$240.00 ➝ $180.00	+51.28%
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2/6/2026	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Walravens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Market Outperform	$245.00 ➝ $170.00	+42.87%
2/6/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Siti Panigrahi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$180.00 ➝ $150.00	+18.06%
2/6/2026	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Allan Verkhovski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$180.00 ➝ $150.00	+18.06%
2/6/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Daniel Jester Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$185.00 ➝ $150.00	+18.06%
1/29/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight
1/16/2026	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Charles Nabhan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$160.00	+14.14%
11/10/2025	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
11/10/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jacob Smith Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$180.00	+26.87%
7/30/2025	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Peterson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Outperform	$235.00 ➝ $220.00	+16.71%
7/18/2025	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Scott Berg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$250.00	+33.02%
5/2/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Arvind Ramnani Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$254.00 ➝ $258.00	+34.19%
4/16/2025	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Allan Verkhovski Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Sector Perform	$190.00	+1.74%

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PCTY Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 19 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Paylocity is $172.72, with a high forecast of $250.00 and a low forecast of $120.00.
: 19 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Paylocity in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 14 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" PCTY shares.
: According to analysts, Paylocity's stock has a predicted upside of 60.88% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Paylocity has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, BTIG Research, Citigroup, Citizens Jmp, Jefferies Financial Group, KeyCorp, Mizuho, Robert W. Baird, Stifel Nicolaus, TD Cowen, Truist Financial, UBS Group, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Paylocity more than other "computer and technology" companies. The consensus rating for Paylocity is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "computer and technology" companies is Hold. Learn more on how PCTY compares to other companies.

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Paylocity (PCTY) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Paylocity - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Paylocity (PCTY) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Paylocity - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Consensus Price Target

PCTY Analyst Ratings Over Time

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PCTY Price Targets by Month

Paylocity Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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