Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY) Stock Up 0.96%: Is It a Good Investment?

Paylocity Holding Corp [PCTY] stock is trading at $150.07, up 0.96%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The PCTY shares have gain 5.45% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.69%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ: PCTY] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 06, 2024, when BTIG Research initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $200. Previously, Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold on January 05, 2024, and dropped its price target to $180. On November 07, 2023, UBS initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $160 on the stock. BofA Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $210 on October 26, 2023. Barclays initiated its recommendation with a Equal Weight and recommended $199 as its price target on May 30, 2023. DA Davidson upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on March 30, 2023, but kept the price target unchanged to $245. In a note dated October 28, 2022, DA Davidson downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $250.

Paylocity Holding Corp [PCTY] stock has fluctuated between $129.94 and $230.52 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $219.55 within the next 12 months. Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ: PCTY] shares were valued at $150.07 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 46.3% based on the average PCTY price forecast.

Analyzing the PCTY fundamentals

Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ:PCTY] reported sales of 1.35B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 18.07%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.69% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.21. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.05.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 147.98 points at the first support level, and at 145.90 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 152.74, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 155.42.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Paylocity Holding Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.10. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.10 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.13. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.26, the price to book ratio is 7.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 43.75.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Beauchamp Steven R, Co-Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Jul 22 ’24 when 49442.0 shares were sold. CFO and Treasurer, Glenn Ryan completed a deal on Jul 15 ’24 to sell 1400.0 shares. Meanwhile, VP & Chief Accounting Officer Rost Nicholas sold 331.0 shares on Jun 17 ’24.

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