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Paylocity Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PCTY) closed the day trading at $189.22 down -2.35% from the previous closing price of $193.77. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PCTY, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.29. 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 May 20 ’25 when Sarowitz Steven I sold 13,519 shares for $200.44 per share. The transaction valued at 2,709,748 led to the insider holds 251,672 shares of the business.
Sarowitz Steven I sold 604 shares of PCTY for $120,818 on May 21 ’25. The Director now owns 251,068 shares after completing the transaction at $200.03 per share. On May 19 ’25, another insider, Rost Nicholas, who serves as the VP CAO & Treasurer of the company, sold 377 shares for $198.45 each. As a result, the insider received 74,816 and left with 6,045 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Paylocity’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 47.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.69.
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 -0.47%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.76%.
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.
