Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY)Technology | Software - Application | Schaumburg, United States | NasdaqGS
157.93 USD
-0.22
(-0.139%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 157.93 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT
Paylocity presents a compelling growth story with a fortress balance sheet and robust earnings expansion, though investors should expect no income from dividends. The company trades at a premium valuation relative to historical multiples, yet the forward price-to-earnings ratio offers a significant discount, reflecting expectations for continued acceleration. Technical momentum remains strong, with the stock trading well above key moving averages and recent price action showing resilience. Options flow confirms this bullish sentiment, with traders accumulating call contracts at strikes above the current price. While the statistical forecasting model offers little directional clarity, the fundamental recovery and institutional buying suggest a favorable risk-reward profile for the near term. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.105446 |
| AutoETS | 0.107116 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.107116 |
| AutoTheta | 0.116974 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 45% |
| H-stat | 5.31 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.266 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.99 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 10.887 |
| Revenue per Share | 32.753 |
| Market Cap | 8,379,286,016 |
| Trailing P/E | 32.16 |
| Forward P/E | 16.31 |
| Beta | 0.43 |
| Profit Margins | 15.23% |
| Website | https://www.paylocity.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:56 a.m. EDT: Call open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes, with significant concentration at 165 and 175 strikes for later expirations, indicating speculative positioning for upside. Put activity is minimal in near-term expirations but shows elevated implied volatility in November, suggesting hedging against a potential correction. Overall, speculators are leaning bullish.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.09390396 |
| Address1 | 1,400 American Lane |
| All Time High | 314.495 |
| All Time Low | 15.241 |
| Ask | 157.82 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.5 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 518,020 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 761,482 |
| Average Volume | 761,482 |
| Average Volume10Days | 518,020 |
| Beta | 0.433 |
| Bid | 144.45 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 22.061 |
| City | Schaumburg |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 157.93 |
| Current Ratio | 1.089 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 159.26 |
| Day Low | 157.38 |
| Debt To Equity | 10.887 |
| Display Name | Paylocity Holding |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,877,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,877,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.276 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.241 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | 427,990,016 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.24162 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 19.254 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.652 |
| Enterprise Value | 8,240,340,992 |
| Eps Current Year | 8.72032 |
| Eps Forward | 9.68598 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 4.91 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 129.8933 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 28.036697 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.21584406 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -9.390396 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 178.91 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -20.980011 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.11726572 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 92.99 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 64.939995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6983546 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 92.99 - 178.91 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,395,235,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 42,431,245 |
| Forward Eps | 9.68598 |
| Forward P E | 16.30501 |
| Free Cashflow | 359,865,120 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 6,900 |
| Fullday Change | -0.220001 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.139109 |
| Fullday Price | 157.93 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.69281995 |
| Gross Profits | 1,227,204,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.2019 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.89255995 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 53,056,963 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Long Business Summary | 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 elevate HR and HR edge; time and labor solutions, including time and attendance, scheduling, and time collection; and talent solutions, such as recruiting, onboarding, learning, performance, compensation, and market pay. It also provides benefits solutions comprising benefit enrollment and updates, third-party administrative solutions, and retirement; employee experiences consisting of community, video, employee voice, recognition and rewards, data insights, and reporting; and Paylocity for finance solutions, such as headcount planning, expense management, accounts payable automation, corporate cards, and guided procurement. In addition, the company offers Paylocity for IT which includes access management and identity, and asset management; and implementation and training, client services, and tax and regulatory services. It serves for-profit and non-profit organizations across industries, including business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurants, retail, technology, and others. The company markets and sells its products through sales representatives. Paylocity Holding Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois. |
| Long Name | Paylocity Holding Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 8,379,286,016 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_254957567 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 269,740,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 8,390,958,698 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 19 |
| Open | 157.82 |
| Operating Cashflow | 533,252,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.19062 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.28 |
| Phone | 847 463 3200 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 157.93 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 158.15 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 18.110573 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 7.1587863 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.730516 |
| Profit Margins | 0.15228 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.094 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.45 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.220001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.139109 |
| Regular Market Day High | 159.26 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 157.38 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 157.38 - 159.26 |
| Regular Market Open | 157.82 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 158.15 |
| Regular Market Price | 157.93 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 459,532 |
| Return On Assets | 0.05212 |
| Return On Equity | 0.21972999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.11 |
| Revenue Per Share | 32.753 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 53,056,963 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0572 |
| Shares Short | 3,035,828 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,974,110 |
| Short Name | Paylocity Holding Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0714 |
| Short Ratio | 3.71 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | PCTY |
| Target High Price | 250.0 |
| Target Low Price | 128.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 172.0 |
| Target Median Price | 170.0 |
| Total Cash | 271,916,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.125 |
| Total Debt | 132,972,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,771,325,952 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 4.91 |
| Trailing P E | 32.16497 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.2772 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 125.03438 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 32.895615 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.26309255 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 459,532 |
| Website | https://www.paylocity.com |
| Zip | 60,173 |