PCTY

Paylocity Holding Corp

Nasdaq · Services-Prepackaged Software · Inc. DE · CIK 0001591698
$113.46 +0.71% $6.1B
Insider Selling Cluster (3 insiders)3 New Institutional Positions3 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$6.1B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (85%)
Inst. Holders9 funds
Inst. Value$1.1B
Inst. Activity3 buys / 3 sells
Insider Activity0B / 10S
Insider Net $-$826.0K
SEC Reports1
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Services-Prepackaged Software·Inc. DE·CIK 0001591698·Prev Close $112.66

Recent Activity

Jun 5, 2026 SEC
CFO Ryan Glenn and SVP Cappotelli sold ~$130K in open-market shares over a 4-day window, the largest insider sales at Pa
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Jun 4, 2026 Insider
Cappotelli Andrew sold 70 shares
Sr Vice President Operations @ $116.35 ($8.1K)
Jun 1, 2026 Insider
Glenn Ryan sold 1,034 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $117.55 ($121.5K)
Jun 1, 2026 Insider
Cappotelli Andrew sold 59 shares
Sr Vice President Operations @ $114.93 ($6.8K)
Inst.
MORGAN STANLEY — DOUBLED
817,209 shares ($124.6M)
Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
579,853 shares ($88.4M)
Jun 1, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: PCTY — 64.1% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 383,090 | Exempt: 2 | TRF Vol: 598,070 | Short Ratio: 64.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool

Price Targets

$152.85 +34.7% upside Strong Buy
Current $113.46 Low $120.00 Median $144.00 High $250.00 20 analysts
$120.00 $250.00

Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy85% buy · 27 analysts
11Strong Buy
12Buy
4Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 11, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 11, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
May 8, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 8, 2026 Citizens MAINTAIN Market Outperform → Market Outperform
May 8, 2026 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $1.61 ▼ -1.4% $1.47 — $1.88 3% YoY 19
Next Q $1.87 ▲ +1.4% $1.64 — $2.21 7% YoY 18
Current FY $8.08 ▲ +4.1% $7.84 — $8.35 13% YoY 20
Next FY $8.70 ▲ +4.3% $7.95 — $9.87 8% YoY 20

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$634.6M
MORGAN STANLEY$124.6MDOUBLED
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$96.9MDOUBLED
NORGES BANK$88.4MNEW
FMR LLC$75.8MTRIM

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 4, 2026Cappotelli AndrewSELL$8.1K
Jun 1, 2026Glenn RyanSELL$121.5K
Jun 1, 2026Cappotelli AndrewF$6.8K
May 19, 2026Rost NicholasSELL$59.9K
May 19, 2026Cappotelli AndrewSELL$103.4K
9 institutional holders with $1.1B total value (7,456,050 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, TWO.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC4,161,169$634.6M55.8%
2MORGAN STANLEY817,209$124.6M11.0%DOUBLED +117.9%
3TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP635,546$96.9M8.5%DOUBLED +114.6%
4NORGES BANK579,853$88.4M7.8%NEW
5FMR LLC496,911$75.8M6.7%TRIM -32.9%
6BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/381,638$58.2M5.1%ADD +48.4%
7CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC343,830$52.4M4.6%NEW
8WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN24,294$3.7M0.3%TRIM -55.3%
9RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC15,600$2.4M0.2%NEAR_EXIT -81.2%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
MORGAN STANLEYDOUBLED374,991817,209+117.9%$124.6M2025-Q4
NORGES BANKNEW579,853$88.4M2025-Q4
FMR LLCTRIM740,849496,911-32.9%$75.8M2025-Q4
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD257,086381,638+48.4%$58.2M2025-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNTRIM54,36924,294-55.3%$3.7M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEAR_EXIT83,20015,600-81.2%$2.4M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED240,839516,798+114.6%$82.3M2025-Q3
UBS Group AGDOUBLED133,130300,768+125.9%$47.9M2025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCADD45,38483,200+83.3%$13.3M2025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT187,8790-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
MORGAN STANLEYADD212,544356,261+67.6%$64.6M2025-Q2
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD160,581289,553+80.3%$52.5M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED10,100240,839+2284.5%$43.6M2025-Q2
NORGES BANKNEW187,879$34.0M2025-Q2
UBS Group AGADD81,417133,130+63.5%$24.1M2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW45,384$8.2M2025-Q2
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD650,951910,541+39.9%$170.6M2025-Q1
UBS Group AGADD59,86081,417+36.0%$15.3M2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEAR_EXIT41,83210,100-75.9%$1.9M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT91,7000-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT60,8140-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM160,00091,700-42.7%$18.3M2024-Q4
NORGES BANKDOUBLED18,87960,814+222.1%$12.1M2024-Q4
UBS Group AGDOUBLED11,44159,860+423.2%$11.9M2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW282,426$46.6M2024-Q3
7 unique insiders with 10 transactions. Net insider value: -$826.0K ($0.00 bought, $826.0K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 4, 2026Cappotelli AndrewSr Vice President OperationsSELL70$116.35$8.1K
Jun 1, 2026Glenn RyanChief Financial OfficerSELL1,034$117.55$121.5K
Jun 1, 2026Cappotelli AndrewSr Vice President OperationsF59$114.93$6.8K
May 19, 2026Rost NicholasVP CAO & TreasurerSELL521$115.05$59.9K
May 19, 2026Cappotelli AndrewSr Vice President OperationsSELL899$115.05$103.4K
May 15, 2026Rost NicholasVP CAO & TreasurerF313$103.93$32.5K
May 15, 2026Williams Toby J.President and CEOF5,946$103.93$618.0K
May 15, 2026Beauchamp Steven RExecutive ChairmanF1,849$103.93$192.2K
May 15, 2026Scutt JoshuaSenior Vice President SalesF1,560$103.93$162.1K
May 15, 2026Glenn RyanChief Financial OfficerF2,436$103.93$253.2K
May 15, 2026King Melissa AnnSVP Product and TechnologyF366$103.93$38.0K
May 15, 2026Cappotelli AndrewSr Vice President OperationsF730$103.93$75.9K
May 11, 2026Scutt JoshuaSenior Vice President SalesF673$110.98$74.7K
Apr 1, 2026King Melissa AnnSVP Product and TechnologyF321$108.04$34.7K
Mar 11, 2026Williams Toby J.President and CEOF1,302$114.55$149.1K
Mar 11, 2026Glenn RyanChief Financial OfficerF585$114.55$67.0K
Mar 4, 2026Cappotelli AndrewSr Vice President OperationsSELL70$112.48$7.9K
Mar 2, 2026Cappotelli AndrewSr Vice President OperationsF59$106.49$6.3K
Feb 24, 2026Rost NicholasVP CAO & TreasurerSELL307$101.98$31.3K
Feb 19, 2026Rost NicholasVP CAO & TreasurerSELL329$108.94$35.8K
Feb 19, 2026Cappotelli AndrewSr Vice President OperationsSELL845$108.94$92.1K
Feb 19, 2026Scutt JoshuaSenior Vice President SalesSELL1,400$107.54$150.6K
Feb 19, 2026Glenn RyanChief Financial OfficerSELL2,002$107.55$215.3K
1 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 0 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Avg impact: 3.0/10.

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Strong Buy (85% buy). Based on 27 analysts: 11 strong buy, 12 buy, 4 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$152.85 mean target +34.7% upside Strong Buy (1.52)
$120.00 Low $250.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$113.46
Target Low$120.00
Target Mean$152.85
Target Median$144.00
Target High$250.00
# Analysts20
RecommendationStrong Buy (1.52)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$1.61 $1.47 $1.88 3.1% -1.4% 7↑ 12↓ $0.4B 7.7% 19
Next Q
2026-09-30
$1.87 $1.64 $2.21 7.0% +1.4% 11↑ 7↓ $0.4B 7.5% 18
Current FY
2026-06-30
$8.08 $7.84 $8.35 12.7% +4.1% 19↑ 0↓ $1.8B 10.2% 20
Next FY
2027-06-30
$8.70 $7.95 $9.87 7.7% +4.3% 17↑ 3↓ $1.9B 7.7% 20

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$1.608
7d ago$1.608
30d ago$1.631-0.023
60d ago$1.624-0.016
90d ago$1.624-0.016
12 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 11, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 11, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
May 8, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 8, 2026 Citizens MAINTAIN Market Outperform Market Outperform
May 8, 2026 Stephens & Co. MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Apr 28, 2026 Keybanc MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 21, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Feb 6, 2026 Jefferies MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 6, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 6, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 6, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 6, 2026 Citizens MAINTAIN Market Outperform Market Outperform
Feb 6, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Feb 6, 2026 Keybanc MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Feb 6, 2026 Mizuho MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Feb 6, 2026 BTIG MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Jan 12, 2026 Barclays MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 8, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Dec 23, 2025 Citigroup MAINTAIN Buy Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 2026111240085%
May 1, 2026111250082%
Apr 1, 2026111250082%
Mar 1, 2026111250082%
Feb 1, 2026101260079%
Jan 1, 2026101260079%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

No Reddit sentiment data available yet. Sentiment is analyzed from Reddit investment communities on a rolling basis.

Jun 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: PCTY — 64.1% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 383,090 | Exempt: 2 | TRF Vol: 598,070 | Short Ratio: 64.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: PCTY — 1.3M shares, 37,848 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 1,346,572 shares across 37,848 trades.
May 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: PCTY — 59.4% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 474,771 | Exempt: 209 | TRF Vol: 798,868 | Short Ratio: 59.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 7, 2026
earnings
Paylocity Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results
<p>SCHAUMBERG, Ill., May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paylocity Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: PCTY), a leading provider of cloud-based HR, Finance, a
May 7, 2026
earnings_calendar
PCTY Q3 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-05-07
May 4, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: PCTY — 1.9M shares, 46,940 trades
Week starting 2026-05-04. Total ATS volume: 1,879,019 shares across 46,940 trades.
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: PCTY — 1.3M shares, 38,209 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 1,320,165 shares across 38,209 trades.
Apr 21, 2026
other
Paylocity Launches Elevate Solutions to Help HR and Payroll Teams Scale More Efficiently
New offering combines Paylocity’s unified platform with expert operational support to reduce administrative burden and free teams to focus on strategi
Apr 20, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: PCTY — 1.0M shares, 29,415 trades
Week starting 2026-04-20. Total ATS volume: 978,189 shares across 29,415 trades.
Apr 16, 2026
earnings
Paylocity announces Q3 FY26 earnings conference call
<p>SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paylocity Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=D
Apr 13, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: PCTY — 1.2M shares, 37,465 trades
Week starting 2026-04-13. Total ATS volume: 1,223,440 shares across 37,465 trades.
Apr 6, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: PCTY — 1.6M shares, 39,624 trades
Week starting 2026-04-06. Total ATS volume: 1,646,739 shares across 39,624 trades.
Mar 30, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: PCTY — 0.9M shares, 24,624 trades
Week starting 2026-03-30. Total ATS volume: 881,165 shares across 24,624 trades.
Mar 23, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: PCTY — 0.9M shares, 22,881 trades
Week starting 2026-03-23. Total ATS volume: 881,888 shares across 22,881 trades.
Mar 16, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: PCTY — 0.6M shares, 18,222 trades
Week starting 2026-03-16. Total ATS volume: 634,203 shares across 18,222 trades.