PCTY

Paylocity Holding Corporation Common Stock (PCTY)

Stock · NASDAQ · Technology

$166.36as of 10/16/2026

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October 7, 2026

Paylocity Marketplace Debut Reshapes EasySource Investment Story. EasySource's launch of a Paylocity marketplace has altered its investment narrative, highlighting growing ecosystem integration. Meanwhile, analysts continue to view Paylocity as a quality stock with strong cash flow and high return on invested capital. The company trades at a trailing P/E of 28.4, with an average analyst target of $172.20.

Active signals

Support level
$143.82
Industry
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software

What PCTY's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike26+1.5%58%
Bollinger Band Breakdown23+0.5%57%
Bollinger Band BreakoutActive now22+0.9%59%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now16+0.3%50%
Any 20-session window (baseline)-0.1%49%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About PCTY

Paylocity Holding Corporation provides cloud-based human capital management, finance, and IT software solutions in the United States. The company offers payroll solutions comprising payroll and tax services, global payroll, on-demand payment, garnishments, and elevate payroll; human resources (HR) solutions consisting of human resources, employee self-service, workflows and documents, HR compliance dashboard, and ele…

Sector
Technology
Industry
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Employees
6,900

Fundamentals

1-day range
$163.27$169.09
Market cap
$8.11B
P/E (trailing)
32.70
P/E (forward)
17.11
EPS (trailing)
$4.94
Dividend yield
—
Beta
0.46
Avg. volume
683.0K
52-week range
$92.99$166.48
Next earnings: November 5, 2026 · EPS estimate $1.90confirmed

How Paylocity Holding Corporation Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2026 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$1.77BNet Income$269.74M (15%)SG&A$618.12M (35%)Cost of Revenue$545.82M (31%)R&D$221.39M (12%)Tax$117.56M (7%)PCTY

Source: 10-K filed Aug 5, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$1.23B(69%)
Operating Income$385.99M(22%)

Forecasts

20 analyst ratings

Buy 82%
Hold 19%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$250
+50.3%
Median
$170
+2.2%
Low
$128
-23.1%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
0
Disposed
41.0K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
41.14M
Total value held
$3.73B
Institutional holders
435
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown4.39M
  • Unknown4.04M
  • Unknown1.95M
  • Unknown1.75M
  • Unknown1.34M
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  • Unknown1.29M
  • Unknown1.14M
  • Unknown1.13M
  • Unknown1.11M

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