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NASDAQ · PCTY

Paylocity Holding Corporation

Technology · Software - Application

$146.16

Down-$1.23 (-0.83%)

Updated Oct 7, 2026, 4:34 AM

SID Score

4.8/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
8.28B
P/E ratio
36.4
Dividend yield
0.00%
52-week range
$92.99 – $161.93
Volume
526.35K
Avg. volume
618.1K

Price performance · PCTY

PCTY price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 6, 2026

PCTY closed at $146.16 after 21 trading sessions, up 1.83% for the selected period.

Last close
$146.16
Period change
+1.83%
Period low
$141.66
Period high
$147.97
Daily close
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PCTY OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 6, 2026$147.18$148.65$145.315$146.16526.35K
Oct 5, 2026$145.57$147.67$144.485$147.39556.94K
Oct 2, 2026$147.29$149.00$144.26$144.47560.47K
Oct 1, 2026$145.64$148.57$144.55$146.60768.65K
Sep 30, 2026$142.19$143.465$141.05$142.57571.61K
Sep 29, 2026$143.33$144.35$139.42$142.19621.96K
Sep 28, 2026$141.85$145.02$140.55$142.72797.34K
Sep 25, 2026$143.60$148.09$142.5531$143.35746.44K
Sep 24, 2026$145.35$146.35$142.76$143.64595.27K
Sep 23, 2026$145.97$145.97$141.65$143.58834.69K
Sep 22, 2026$146.92$147.13$143.25$145.71779.75K
Sep 21, 2026$143.12$145.055$142.10$144.42639.3K
Sep 18, 2026$144.22$145.78$143.305$143.731.18M
Sep 17, 2026$146.61$148.6993$144.64$146.23637.34K
Sep 16, 2026$144.37$148.675$143.62$147.32590.2K
Sep 15, 2026$146.25$148.71$145.47$147.22539.99K
Sep 14, 2026$146.99$148.6585$144.76$147.97762.14K
Sep 11, 2026$142.97$144.102$140.89$141.66608.26K
Sep 10, 2026$144.03$144.97$142.235$142.86682.01K
Sep 9, 2026$143.10$143.83$140.3901$142.10562.37K
Sep 8, 2026$150.95$151.57$143.29$143.53611.52K

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Overview

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Company profile

Founded in 1997, Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management and payroll platform servicing midmarket customers. The company's average client size is around 150 employees. Its products help with recruiting and onboarding, payroll, time and labor, human resources, benefits, learning, and performance and compensation workflows. In fiscal 2025, the company generated over $1.5 billion in revenue across more than 41,000 customers.

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Consensus
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Average target
$196.86
Implied upside
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PCTY recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 20, 2026TD CowenBuy—
Aug 6, 2026BarclaysEqual-Weight—
Aug 5, 2026Cantor FitzgeraldOverweight—
Aug 5, 2026KeybancOverweight—
Aug 5, 2026TD CowenBuy—
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Yahoo · Oct 3, 2026

How EasySource’s Paylocity Marketplace Debut at Paylocity (PCTY) Has Changed Its Investment Story

In early October 2026, HireQuotient announced that its AI sourcing agent EasySource was officially featured on the Paylocity Marketplace, becoming one of only eight AI tools there and standing out from mainly background-check integrations. This placement brings autonomous candidate sourcing directly into Paylocity’s ecosystem, potentially deepening its value for mid-market clients that face persistent hiring pipeline and speed constraints. Next, we’ll examine how EasySource’s deep...

Yahoo · Sep 29, 2026

Paylocity expansion beyond payroll backs Bank of America "buy"

Paylocity Holding Corp (NASDAQ:PCTY) can grow faster than the market expects, Bank of America said as it reinstated coverage with a "buy" rating and a $175 price target. The company's expansion into finance, IT, services and AI underpins that outlook, with the broker expecting product...

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