Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) Stock Analysis
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Technology · Software - Application
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $105.14, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Below 200-MA, MA slope -7.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Paylocity is a cloud-based HCM, payroll, and spend management SaaS provider serving approximately 41,650 U.S. clients with average employee counts over 150 as of June 30, 2025. Total revenues grew 14% to $1,595.2 million in fiscal 2025. Revenue is per-employee subscription-based... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $105.14, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Below 200-MA, MA slope -7.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 67. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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 $105.14, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Below 200-MA, MA slope -7.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 67. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $147.81 (+40.6%), stop $97.50 (−7.8%), A.R:R 3.6:1. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $147.81 (+41.0% upside). Target $147.81 (+40.6%), stop $97.50 (−7.8%), A.R:R 3.6:1. Stop-loss: $97.50.
Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Below 200-MA, MA slope -7.6%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Paylocity Holding Corporation trades at a P/E of 25.4 (forward 12.9). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
28 analysts cover PCTY with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $164.
What does Paylocity Holding Corporation do?Paylocity is a cloud-based HCM, payroll, and spend management SaaS provider serving approximately 41,650 U.S. clients...
Paylocity is a cloud-based HCM, payroll, and spend management SaaS provider serving approximately 41,650 U.S. clients with average employee counts over 150 as of June 30, 2025. Total revenues grew 14% to $1,595.2 million in fiscal 2025. Revenue is per-employee subscription-based with annual retention rates exceeding 92% across fiscal 2023-2025.