A share price of Paylocity Holding Corp [PCTY] is currently trading at $194.16, up 1.07%. 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 3.00% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.28%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ: PCTY] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 16, 2025, when Scotiabank initiated its Sector Perform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $190. Previously, Mizuho upgraded its rating to Outperform on January 31, 2025, and elevated its price target to $235. On January 16, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $231 on the stock. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $200 on October 22, 2024. BTIG Research initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $200 as its price target on February 06, 2024. Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on January 05, 2024, and downed its price target to $180. In a note dated November 07, 2023, UBS initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $160 on this stock.
Paylocity Holding Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $129.94 and $223.80. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $220 within the next 12 months. Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ: PCTY] shares were valued at $194.16 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.31% based on the average PCTY price forecast.
Analyzing the PCTY fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ:PCTY] were 1.50B which represents 15.51% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.69% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.24.
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 191.58 points at the first support level, and at 188.99 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 196.68, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 199.19.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ:PCTY] is 1.11. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.11 and the Cash Ratio stands at 2.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 7.24, the price to book ratio is 9.26 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 49.85.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Sarowitz Steven I, Director, that happened on Mar 24 ’25 when 26252.0 shares were sold. Director, Sarowitz Steven I completed a deal on Mar 21 ’25 to sell 24200.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Sarowitz Steven I sold 23243.0 shares on Mar 20 ’25.
