Paylocity Holdng is a software - application business based in the US. Paylocity Holdng shares (PCTY) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $188.04 – a decrease of 2.23% over the previous week. Paylocity Holdng employs 6,400 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.5 billion.
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| Latest market close | $188.04 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $129.94 - $223.80 |
| 50-day moving average | $191.16 |
| 200-day moving average | $183.24 |
| Wall St. target price | $226.51 |
| PE ratio | 50.0412 |
| Dividend yield | N/A |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $3.88 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $187.33 from 2025-05-02
| 1 week (2025-04-28) | -1.31% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2025-04-04) | 7.12% |
| 3 months (2025-02-06) | -11.64% |
| 6 months (2024-11-06) | -12.38% |
| 1 year (2024-05-06) | 9.51% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2023-05-05) | 8.08% |
| 3 years (2022-05-05) | 188.87 |
| 5 years (2020-05-05) | 66.12% |
Valuing Paylocity Holdng stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Paylocity Holdng's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Paylocity Holdng's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 50x. In other words, Paylocity Holdng shares trade at around 50x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Paylocity Holdng's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.3841. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Paylocity Holdng's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Paylocity Holdng's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $310.8 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Paylocity Holdng's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $1.5 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 5.43% |
| Gross profit TTM | $1 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 3.53% |
| Return on equity TTM | 20.49% |
| Profit margin | 14.76% |
| Book value | $20.98 |
| Market Capitalization | $10.9 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting Paylocity Holdng to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Over the last 12 months, Paylocity Holdng's shares have ranged in value from as little as $129.94 up to $223.8. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Paylocity Holdng's is 0.759. This would suggest that Paylocity Holdng's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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. It also provides human resources (HR) software solutions for employee self-service, compliance, HR edge, data analytics, and workflows and documents, as well as human resource management system; talent management system for recruiting, onboarding, performance, compensation, and learning; and benefits administration software. In addition, the company offers employee experience platform for community, employee voice, recognition and rewards, video, and modern workforce index; HR reporting software; and mobile HR solutions. Further, it provides implementation and training, client, and tax and regulatory services. The company serves for-profit and non-profit organizations across industries, including business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurants, retail, technology, and others. It sells its products through sales representatives.
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