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PCTY · Paylocity Holding Corporation

Software - ApplicationUnited StatesAnalyst view: Strong Buy

$142.00

-0.60% last session

End-of-day data · close of 2026-09-11

Mildly bullish3 bullish · 1 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Strong Buy (1.45 from 19 analysts)
To mean target: +20.4%

Market cap

$8B

Enterprise value

$7B

Trailing P/E

28.9

Forward P/E

14.8

Dividend yield

Beta

0.45

Avg volume

1M

Employees

7K

Daily Change %

-0.60%

5 Days Change

-6.67%

10 Days Change

-11.31%

30 Days Change

-2.03%

60 Days Change

19.92%

Month to Day Change

-8.92%

Year to Day Change

-6.82%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingStrong Buy
Recommendation mean (1–5)1.45
Covering analysts19
Mean price target$172.00
Low price target$128.00
Upside to mean target+20.4%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)42.7
50-day MA$139.33
200-day MA$125.25
Price vs 50-day MA+1.9%
Price vs 200-day MA+13.4%
MACD histogram-2.59
Volume vs 3-month avg0.3×
52w low $95.1052w high $171.93

Analyst sentiment over time — PCTY

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-08-20

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Barclays

Equal-Weight

$154

+7.8% vs price
▲ raised from $128Maintains · 2026-08-06

UBS

Neutral

$128

-10.4% vs price
▲ raised from $122Maintains · 2026-07-22

Citigroup

Buy

$136

-4.8% vs price
▲ raised from $133Maintains · 2026-05-11

Jefferies

Buy

$150

+5.0% vs price
▼ cut from $180Maintains · 2026-02-06

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-08-20TD CowenMaintainsBuy$168 $177
2026-08-06BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight$128 $154
2026-08-05TD CowenMaintainsBuy$137 $168
2026-08-05KeybancMaintainsOverweight$172 $178
2026-08-05Cantor FitzgeraldMaintainsOverweight$140 $165
2026-08-05BTIGMaintainsBuy$150 $180
2026-07-22UBSMaintainsNeutral$122 $128
2026-06-29Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy$180 $165

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-09-11

  • RSI (14): RSI is 43 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 1.9% above the 50-day MA ($139.33).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 13.4% above the 200-day MA ($125.25).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-2.59) — short-term momentum is fading.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($95.10) and high ($171.93).

PCTY Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$2.0B
EBITDA$0M
Free cash flow$0M
Operating cash flow$1.0B
Book value / share$22.06
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.3
WACC7.0%
Revenue growth11.00%
Earnings growth28.00%

About Paylocity Holding Corporation

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.

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