On Friday, Paylocity Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PCTY) opened lower -4.46% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $152.5. Price fluctuations for PCTY have ranged from $135.46 to $223.80 over the past 52 weeks.
It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Technology sector saw sales topped by 28.31%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 4.03% at the time writing. With a float of $43.46 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $54.38 million.
Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Software – Application industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Paylocity Holding Corp is 20.08%, while institutional ownership is 78.53%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 04 ’25, was worth 10,136. In this transaction Sr Vice President Operations of this company sold 69 shares at a rate of $146.90, taking the stock ownership to the 21,069 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Dec 04 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 69 for $145.81, making the entire transaction worth $10,061.
Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY) Latest Financial update
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted 1.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 1.43) by 0.09. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.51 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 4.03% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.82% during the next five years compared to 28.31% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Paylocity Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PCTY) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.03. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.83. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 19.87.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 3.99, a number that is poised to hit 1.58 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 8.17 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY)
As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 42.54%.
During the past 100 days, Paylocity Holding Corp’s (PCTY) raw stochastic average was set at 21.63%, which indicates a significant increase from 2.62% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 3.28 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 3.70 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $147.57, while its 200-day Moving Average is $171.81. Now, the first resistance to watch is $151.07. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $156.44. The third major resistance level sits at $159.25. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $142.89, it is likely to go to the next support level at $140.08. The third support level lies at $134.71 if the price breaches the second support level.
Paylocity Holding Corp (NASDAQ: PCTY) Key Stats
There are currently 54,382K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 7.92 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,595 M according to its annual income of 227,130 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 408,170 K and its income totaled 47,990 K.
