Paylocity Holding Corporation
PCTY
NASDAQ·Technology·Software - Application·Mkt cap $8.2B
$152.25
▼ -1.41%
P/E
76.13
Mkt Cap
$8.2B
52-Wk Range
$92.99–$176.15
52-Week Range
$92.99 - $176.15
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Price action
Price chart
Down 12.0% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
No bull reasons captured for this rating yet.
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.5).
Growth
Strong growth ahead
Value
Attractively priced below sector peer average
Momentum
Hot
+35.9% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Solid business
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying PCTY right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 3, 2026
AUG 4, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.84 vs $1.62 consensus (+13.6% surprise). Revenue of $444.7M vs $431.5M expected (+3.1%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+13.6%
Revenue trend · last 2Q
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+11%
Q1 26
Q4 26
$408.2M
$444.7M
Margins · last 2Q
Gross
67.5%
Operating
18.6%
Profit
13.6%
Wall Street consensus
11 analysts · 73% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
73%
Hold
27%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
$165.00
▲ +8.4% vs $152.25
Latest: Citi · Aug 6, 2026
1 analyst covering
vs Industry
How PCTY stacks vs Software - Application
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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