Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Paylocity Q2 Earnings

Paylocity Holding Co. (NASDAQ:PCTY) – Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Paylocity in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the software maker will earn $0.95 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Paylocity’s current full-year earnings is $4.43 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Paylocity’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.84 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.46 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.81 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on PCTY. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Paylocity from $175.00 to $203.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Piper Sandler raised their target price on shares of Paylocity from $172.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Mizuho boosted their price target on Paylocity from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Paylocity from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, BTIG Research cut their target price on Paylocity from $200.00 to $185.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $196.64.

Paylocity Stock Performance

PCTY opened at $210.11 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The company has a market capitalization of $11.71 billion, a PE ratio of 52.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.05 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $179.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $159.74. Paylocity has a 1 year low of $129.94 and a 1 year high of $215.68.

Insider Activity at Paylocity

In other Paylocity news, Director Jeffrey T. Diehl sold 29,606 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.55, for a total value of $5,819,059.30. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 11,755 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,310,445.25. This trade represents a 71.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Rachit Lohani sold 658 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.83, for a total transaction of $107,142.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 39,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,474,772.12. The trade was a 1.63 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 59,971 shares of company stock worth $11,750,096 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 21.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tidal Investments LLC grew its stake in Paylocity by 207.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 8,836 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,458,000 after purchasing an additional 5,958 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Paylocity during the 3rd quarter valued at $239,000. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Paylocity by 3.6% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,048,806 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $173,053,000 after buying an additional 36,590 shares during the period. Vestcor Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Paylocity by 943.8% in the third quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 10,000 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,650,000 after buying an additional 9,042 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Paylocity by 14.3% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 44,897 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $7,407,000 after acquiring an additional 5,609 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.76% of the company’s stock.

About Paylocity

Paylocity Holding Corporation engages in the provision of cloud-based human capital management and payroll software solutions for workforce in the United States. The company offers payroll software solution for global payroll, expense management, tax services, on demand payment, and garnishment managed services; and time and labor management software for time and attendance, scheduling, and time collection.