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After finishing at $186.08 in the prior trading day, Paylocity Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PCTY) closed at $181.98, down -2.20%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.53 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of PCTY by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.10 and its Current Ratio is at 1.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on May 02, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $226 from $210 previously.
On April 16, 2025, Scotiabank started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Perform rating and target price of $190.
Mizuho Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on January 31, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $200 to $235.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 04 ’25 when Scutt Joshua sold 548 shares for $193.10 per share. The transaction valued at 105,819 led to the insider holds 118 shares of the business.
Scutt Joshua bought 548 shares of PCTY for $104,514 on Jun 04 ’25. On Jun 03 ’25, another insider, Cappotelli Andrew, who serves as the Sr Vice President Operations of the company, sold 10 shares for $190.34 each. As a result, the insider received 1,903 and left with 13,670 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Paylocity’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 45.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.39. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.36.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, PCTY has reached a high of $223.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $129.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.03%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 55.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 44.49M. Insiders hold about 19.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.23% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY) is a result of the insights provided by 17.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.55, with high estimates of $1.76 and low estimates of $1.36.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.22 and $6.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.0. EPS for the following year is $7.17, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $7.76 and $6.61.
Revenue Estimates
17 analysts predict $388.3M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $389.42M to a low estimate of $387.1M. As of the current estimate, Paylocity Holding Corp’s year-ago sales were $357.29MFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $393.72M. There is a high estimate of $401M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $388.28M.
A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PCTY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.59B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.58B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.58B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.4BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.72B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.75B and the low estimate is $1.7B.
