Q2 Earnings Forecast for Paylocity Issued By Zacks Research

Paylocity Holding Co. (NASDAQ:PCTY) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Paylocity in a note issued to investors 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 previous forecast 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 recently commented on PCTY. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Paylocity in a research note on Monday, August 5th. BMO Capital Markets boosted 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. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on shares of Paylocity from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Paylocity from $195.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Mizuho increased their target price on shares of Paylocity from $175.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $196.64.

Paylocity Price Performance

Shares of PCTY stock opened at $210.11 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $179.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $159.74. The stock has a market cap of $11.71 billion, a PE ratio of 52.50, a PEG ratio of 5.05 and a beta of 0.93. Paylocity has a 52-week low of $129.94 and a 52-week high of $215.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a current ratio of 1.32.

Insider Buying and Selling at Paylocity

In related news, SVP Rachit Lohani sold 658 shares of Paylocity stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.83, for a total value of $107,142.14. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 39,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,474,772.12. The trade was a 1.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Steven I. Sarowitz sold 15,444 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $195.43, for a total value of $3,018,220.92. Following the sale, the director now owns 9,272,906 shares in the company, valued at $1,812,204,019.58. The trade was a 0.17 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 59,971 shares of company stock worth $11,750,096. Corporate insiders own 21.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in Paylocity by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 1,652 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $273,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Paylocity by 3.7% in the third quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 2,282 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $395,000 after buying an additional 82 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Paylocity by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,373 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $227,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the period. King Luther Capital Management Corp increased its holdings in shares of Paylocity by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 9,981 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,316,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SkyOak Wealth LLC raised its stake in Paylocity by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter. SkyOak Wealth LLC now owns 1,837 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $242,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.76% 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.