Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) Stock Analysis
Technology · Software - Application
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $108.84, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Below 200-MA, MA slope -7.4%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Paylocity provides cloud-based HCM, payroll, and spend management SaaS to ~41,650 US clients averaging 150+ employees, earning subscription revenue based on client employee count and solutions purchased. FY2025 revenue was $1,595.2M (14% YoY); annual revenue retention exceeded... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $108.84, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Below 200-MA, MA slope -7.4%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/10 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 51d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: moderate.
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updated 2026-06-14Recent Developments — Paylocity Holding Corporation
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- NEWS Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY) Shares Surge 5.5% -- What GF Score of 74 Tells Investors - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS Is Paylocity (PCTY) stock struggling to move higher | Q1 2026: Profit Exceeds Views - AI Stock Signals - Newser — Newser positive
- NEWS Conestoga Capital Advisors Sold Paylocity Holding Corp. (PCTY) in Q1 - Insider Monkey — Insider Monkey neutral
- NEWS Conestoga Capital Advisors Sold Paylocity Holding Corp. (PCTY) in Q1 - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS Is Paylocity (PCTY) Using Motivosity Partnership To Quietly Deepen Its Platform-Moat Strategy? - Sahm — Sahm positive
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Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $108.84, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reason: Below 200-MA, MA slope -7.4%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $139.12 (+27.8%), stop $102.24 (−6.5%), A.R:R 3.0:1. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $139.12 (+27.8% upside). Target $139.12 (+27.8%), stop $102.24 (−6.5%), A.R:R 3.0:1. Stop-loss: $102.24.
Below 200-MA, MA slope -7.4%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Paylocity Holding Corporation trades at a P/E of 23.3 (forward 12.5). TrendMatrix value score: 7.4/10. Verdict: Hold.
27 analysts cover PCTY with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $155.
What does Paylocity Holding Corporation do?Paylocity provides cloud-based HCM, payroll, and spend management SaaS to ~41,650 US clients averaging 150+ employees,...
Paylocity provides cloud-based HCM, payroll, and spend management SaaS to ~41,650 US clients averaging 150+ employees, earning subscription revenue based on client employee count and solutions purchased. FY2025 revenue was $1,595.2M (14% YoY); annual revenue retention exceeded 92% in each of fiscal 2023, 2024, and 2025.