Paylocity (PCTY) Set to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) is projected to release its Q1 2027 results after the market closes on Thursday, November 5th. Analysts expect Paylocity to post earnings of $1.93 per share and revenue of $443.12 million for the quarter. Parties can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q1 2027 earnings results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The software maker reported $1.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.22. Paylocity had a return on equity of 27.02% and a net margin of 15.23%. The company had revenue of $444.73 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $431.46 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.56 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.0% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Paylocity to post $6.92 EPS for the current fiscal year and $7.72 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Paylocity Stock Performance

Shares of PCTY opened at $171.12 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $155.08 and a 200-day moving average of $126.97. The company has a market cap of $8.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.07, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09. Paylocity has a 1 year low of $92.99 and a 1 year high of $178.53.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PCTY has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Paylocity from $168.00 to $208.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 27th. BTIG Research upped their target price on shares of Paylocity from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 26th. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Paylocity from $154.00 to $162.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Paylocity from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Paylocity from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Paylocity currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $174.88.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Steven I. Sarowitz sold 19,459 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.78, for a total value of $3,070,241.02. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 4,453,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $702,672,441.10. This represents a 0.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Chairman Steven Beauchamp sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.22, for a total transaction of $2,478,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman directly owned 1,243,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $205,432,730.58. The trade was a 1.19% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 162,840 shares of company stock worth $26,817,161 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 20.10% of the company’s stock.

Paylocity Company Profile

Paylocity Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:PCTY) provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) and payroll software for organizations. Its platform is designed to help employers manage payroll, human resources, employee benefits, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance, learning, and workforce administration through an integrated system.

The company also offers tools for time and labor management, scheduling, employee communications, engagement, surveys, expense management, and other workplace activities.