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The price of Paylocity Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PCTY) closed at $153.73 in the last session, up 0.33% from day before closing price of $153.23. In other words, the price has increased by $0.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.61 million shares were traded. PCTY stock price reached its highest trading level at $154.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $150.0.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PCTY’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 50.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.97. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.03 and its Current Ratio is at 1.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.12.
On November 10, 2025, Guggenheim Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $180.
BMO Capital Markets reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on November 05, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $200 to $185.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 04 ’25 when Cappotelli Andrew sold 69 shares for $146.90 per share. The transaction valued at 10,136 led to the insider holds 21,069 shares of the business.
ANDREW CAPPOTELLI bought 69 shares of PCTY for $10,061 on Dec 04 ’25. On Nov 26 ’25, another insider, Cappotelli Andrew, who serves as the Sr Vice President Operations of the company, sold 987 shares for $147.23 each. As a result, the insider received 145,316 and left with 21,197 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PCTY now has a Market Capitalization of 8479996928 and an Enterprise Value of 8220542464. As of this moment, Paylocity’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 38.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.011 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.954.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PCTY is 0.55, which has changed by -0.19955075 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PCTY has reached a high of $223.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $135.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.11%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PCTY traded on average about 606.94K shares per day over the past 3-months and 415760 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 54.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.46M. Insiders hold about 20.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.55% stake in the company. Shares short for PCTY as of 1765756800 were 1505520 with a Short Ratio of 2.48, compared to 1763078400 on 1637857. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1505520 and a Short% of Float of 3.4299999999999997.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 19.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.51, with high estimates of $2.75 and low estimates of $2.26.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.96 and $6.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.46. EPS for the following year is $8.16, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $9.63 and $7.28.
Revenue Estimates
According to 20 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $408.37M. It ranges from a high estimate of $410.18M to a low estimate of $407.37M. As of . The current estimate, Paylocity Holding Corp’s year-ago sales were $376.98MFor the next quarter, 20 analysts are estimating revenue of $483.78M. There is a high estimate of $486.97M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $479.1M.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PCTY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.74B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.72B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.72B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.6BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.87B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.94B and the low estimate is $1.84B.
