PCTY · Paylocity Holding Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $8.92B |
| P/E | 33.10 |
| Float | 41.77M |
| Beta | 0.44 |
| Volatility 30D | 28.4% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Professional Services |
| Cap tier | Mid cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 79.8 |
| Price | 170.94 |
| Change | −0.01% |
| Prev Close | 170.96 |
| Open | 172.47 |
| Day Low | 169.94 |
| Day High | 174.67 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $109.3M |
| 52W High | 178.53 |
| 52W Low | 92.99 |
| 52W Pos | 91.1% |
| From High | −4.25% |
| From Low | +83.83% |
| Max DD 1Y | −38.18% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +2.25% |
| SMA 50 | +9.96% |
| SMA 200 | +34.79% |
| RSI (14) | 62.1 |
| Vol 90D | 37.8% |
| Vol 1Y | 41.7% |
| 1Y Range | 93–179 |
| Daily bars | 549 |
| Perf Week | +1.46% |
| Perf Month | +16.97% |
| Perf Quarter | +12.85% |
| Perf Half Y | +66.74% |
| Perf Year | +21.41% |
| Perf YTD | +17.32% |
| Prev Day | −0.01% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 0.07 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.09 |
| Int Cover | 67.5× |
| FCF Margin | 30.1% |
| Rev Growth | +11.0% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 4 / 15 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayPCTY grades B+, 79.8 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (97), most exposed on Price Stability (58, mixed). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Professional Services median. Ranks 4 of 15 in Professional Services by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| PCTY | Professional Services median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.44 | 0.76 |
| 30-day realized volatilityannualized, from daily closes | 28.4% | 35.8% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −38.2% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.29% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 61 (24%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| PCTY | Professional Services median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.44 | 0.76 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Moderate 47% of 15 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Professional Services names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| PCTY | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +1.5% |
| 1 month | +17.0% |
| Year to date | +17.3% |
| 1 year | +21.4% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| PCTY | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 5 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 59 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 18 · 6 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 18 ↑ 6 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 15 Professional Services names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| PCTY | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +11.0% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Professional Services median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openPaylocity director Steven Sarowitz sold 13,700 shares on October 26 at an average price of $176.05, totaling $2,411,885. After the sale, he directly owned 4,363,769 shares valued at approximately $768.24 million, representing a 0.31% reduction in his ownership.
Paylocity received several analyst rating updates: Citigroup reaffirmed a buy rating on October 27, 2026, and BTIG Research raised its price target, the share price it expects, from $180 to $200 on October 26 while keeping a buy rating. The article also mentions an October 24 downgrade, but the provided text does not identify the research firm or its new rating.
Paylocity director Steven Sarowitz sold 8,080 shares on October 22 at an average price of $176.57, generating $1,426,685.60. The transaction was disclosed in an SEC filing and executed under a pre-arranged trading plan, which allows insiders to set a schedule for share purchases or sales in advance.
Paylocity director Steven Sarowitz sold 10,445 company shares on October 19 at an average price of $166.26 each, receiving $1,736,585.70. After the sale, he directly owned 4,414,756 shares.
Wall Street Zen downgraded Paylocity (PCTY) from a buy rating to a hold in a Saturday research note. The article provides no supporting financial or business details, so no concrete company implications can be established.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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