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Is Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY) a risky stock?

Sector: Professional Services Price: $131.21 Composite: 99/100

As of July 28, 2026, Clavix grades Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY) A+ for risk, a composite score of 99 out of 100 on an A+ to F scale, which puts PCTY in the "low risk" band. The grade is a risk read for educational purposes, not a buy or sell recommendation.

Grade as of July 28, 2026. Clavix regrades every trading day.

The five risk dimensions behind PCTY's grade

Each Clavix grade is a composite of five independent reads. Higher is safer. Here is how PCTY scores on each, as of July 28, 2026.

Financial healthbalance sheet, margins, cash flow
86
News sentimentscored, sourced recent coverage
0
Macro exposuresensitivity to rates, dollar, oil
78
Sector resiliencestrength vs the broad market
100
Price stabilitydrawdown and volatility
34

What's moving PCTY's risk right now

Company-specific signals Clavix flags behind PCTY's current grade, drawn from recent news and filings as of July 28, 2026.

Technical setup · mixed signal

Alamar Capital bought 8,553 Paylocity shares in Q1 as a new position, a small purchase. Separately, the stock rose as investors rotated into beaten-down enterprise software names, a broad market move not tied to Paylocity news.

Product · supporting the grade

Paylocity rolled out Ignite AI, adding artificial intelligence to its payroll and HR tools. The product is aimed at larger rivals like Workday and ADP, which could help keep existing customers and sell more services.

Product · supporting the grade

Recruiting firm HireQuotient is integrating its AI sourcing and screening tools directly into Paylocity's platform. The company says the partnership cuts time-to-hire by 70% for customers in frontline industries like retail and manufacturing.

Recent PCTY news

The latest headlines Clavix ingested for Paylocity Holding Corp, newest first. These feed the news-sentiment dimension of PCTY's grade.

What a A+ grade means

On the Clavix A+ to F scale, PCTY's composite of 99 falls in the A band (80–100), read as "low risk." The scale is fixed, so the meaning never moves.

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