Q2 Earnings Forecast for Paylocity Issued By Zacks Research

Paylocity Holding Co. (NASDAQ:PCTY) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Paylocity in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the software maker will post earnings of $0.95 per share for the quarter, up from their prior 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 brokerages have also issued reports on PCTY. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on shares of Paylocity from $200.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. KeyCorp raised their price objective on shares of Paylocity from $187.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. StockNews.com upgraded Paylocity from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Paylocity from $175.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Paylocity from $174.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $196.64.

Paylocity Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of PCTY opened at $211.88 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.32. Paylocity has a one year low of $129.94 and a one year high of $215.68. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $180.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $160.07. The company has a market capitalization of $11.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.19, a P/E/G ratio of 5.05 and a beta of 0.93.

Institutional Trading of Paylocity

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PCTY. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in 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 in the last quarter. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP boosted its position in shares of Paylocity by 27.1% during the 2nd quarter. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP now owns 810,314 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $106,840,000 after purchasing an additional 172,807 shares in the last quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of Paylocity by 20.5% in the 2nd quarter. Van Berkom & Associates Inc. now owns 579,801 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $76,447,000 after purchasing an additional 98,478 shares during the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC raised its holdings in shares of Paylocity by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 517,931 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $85,444,000 after purchasing an additional 17,560 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Paylocity by 4.7% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 472,686 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $62,324,000 after purchasing an additional 21,127 shares during the last quarter. 94.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Paylocity

In related news, Director Steven I. Sarowitz sold 11,306 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.07, for a total value of $2,307,215.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 9,243,074 shares in the company, valued at $1,886,234,111.18. This represents a 0.12 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Jeffrey T. Diehl sold 946 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $204.74, for a total transaction of $193,684.04. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,767 shares in the company, valued at approximately $361,775.58. The trade was a 34.87 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 71,277 shares of company stock valued at $14,057,311 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 21.91% of the company’s stock.

Paylocity Company Profile

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.