Paylocity Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PCTY) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.23x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for PCTY is 0.58. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PCTY is 44.81M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.36% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PCTY on April 18, 2025 was 461.00K shares.
PCTY) stock’s latest price update
Paylocity Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PCTY)’s stock price has increased by 0.13 compared to its previous closing price of 183.75. However, the company has seen a 0.11% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-17 that SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Paylocity Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: PCTY), a leading provider of cloud-based HR, payroll, and spend management software solutions, today announced that it has scheduled a conference call to review its third quarter fiscal 2025 results for Thursday, May 1st at 4:30 pm Central Time (5:30 pm Eastern Time).
PCTY’s Market Performance
Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY) has experienced a 0.11% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -3.62% drop in the past month, and a -7.69% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.95%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.88% for PCTY. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.28% for PCTY’s stock, with a 1.58% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PCTY
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PCTY stocks, with Scotiabank repeating the rating for PCTY by listing it as a “Sector Perform.” The predicted price for PCTY in the upcoming period, according to Scotiabank is $190 based on the research report published on April 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PCTY reach a price target of $235, previously predicting the price at $200. The rating they have provided for PCTY stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 31st, 2025.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to PCTY, setting the target price at $231 in the report published on January 16th of the current year.
PCTY Trading at -5.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PCTY to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -17.79% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.88%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.95%, as shares sank -3.55% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.02% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PCTY rose by +0.11%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +39.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $186.37. In addition, Paylocity Holding Corp saw -7.77% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PCTY starting from Sarowitz Steven I, who sale 26,252 shares at the price of $194.91 back on Mar 24 ’25. After this action, Sarowitz Steven I now owns 420,000 shares of Paylocity Holding Corp, valued at $5,116,790 using the latest closing price.
Sarowitz Steven I, the Director of Paylocity Holding Corp, sale 24,200 shares at $191.24 during a trade that took place back on Mar 21 ’25, which means that Sarowitz Steven I is holding 446,252 shares at $4,627,955 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PCTY
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.68 for the gross margin
The net margin for Paylocity Holding Corp stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 20.49, with 4.52 for asset returns.
Based on Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY), the company’s capital structure generated 0.24 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 336.52 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.34. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.79. The receivables turnover for the company is 34.47for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.11.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
