At the time of writing, Paylocity Holding Corp [PCTY] stock is trading at $173.73, up 1.78%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PCTY shares have lost -7.01% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.31%, and not 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 August 06, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets reiterated its Outperform rating and also boosted its price target to $230 from $226. Previously, Stephens started tracking the stock with Equal-Weight rating on July 21, 2025, and set its price target to $200. On May 02, 2025, BMO Capital Markets reiterated its Outperform rating and revised its price target to $226 on the stock. Scotiabank started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Perform rating and suggested a price target of $190 on April 16, 2025. Mizuho upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $235 on January 31, 2025. Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 16, 2025, and upped its price target to $231. In a note dated October 22, 2024, Jefferies upgraded a Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $145 to $200.
For the past year, the stock price of Paylocity Holding Corp fluctuated between $146.02 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 $173.73 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 26.63% based on the average PCTY price forecast.
Analyzing the PCTY fundamentals
According to Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ:PCTY], the company’s sales were 1.60B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 12.16% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.69% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.17.
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 170.91 points at the first support level, and at 168.09 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 175.27, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 176.82.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ:PCTY] has a current ratio of 1.10. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.10, while the Cash Ratio stands at 1.89. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.01, the price to book ratio is 7.80 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 43.25.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Cappotelli Andrew, Sr Vice President Operations, that happened on Jun 23 ’25 when 1717.0 shares were sold. Officer, ANDREW CAPPOTELLI completed a deal on Jun 23 ’25 to buy 1717.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President Sales Scutt Joshua sold 548.0 shares on Jun 04 ’25.
