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PCTY · Paylocity Holding Corp

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$137.90 +1.19 (+0.87%) At close · Jul 31
Market Cap
$7.38B
Shares
53.54M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$137.90 Open$135.00 Day$133.12–138.10 52W$92.99–197.78 Avg vol 30d769K Short int3.0M · 5.6% float · 3.8d Short vol63% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 8

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Next earnings call
Aug 4, 2026 Scheduled · this week
FQ1-27 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed May 8, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

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    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 16 · calm Equity put/call 0.63
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +10%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +19%
      above
      RSI (14) 65
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 43%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +20%
      trailing
      6-month return +17%
      trailing
      YTD return −10%
      this year
      Relative strength +9%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $116 › 200d $125 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      146 of 446 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -736.1K sh shares · +27 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$293.1K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      5.55% of float · ▲ +8.1% MoM · 3.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      446 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 69
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +14%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 69%
      expanding
      EPS growth +11%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $405.2M
      Valuation P/E 29.3
      below peers
      Buyback $1.4B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $396.5M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 41%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −49%
      past year
      ATR 4.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 3 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 7, 2026
      Fourth Quarter 2026
      Recurring and other revenue Initiated $402.2M – $407.2M
      prior qtr $502.29M midpoint −19.4% QoQ
      Total revenue Initiated $428.4M – $433.4M
      prior qtr $502.29M midpoint −14.2% QoQ
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Initiated $128.6M – $132.6M
      Adjusted EBITDA excluding interest income on funds held for clie Non-GAAP Initiated $102.4M – $106.4M
      Fiscal Year 2026
      Recurring and other revenue Initiated $1.64B – $1.64B
      prior FY $1.6B midpoint +2.8% Y/Y
      Total revenue Initiated $1.76B – $1.76B
      prior FY $1.6B midpoint +10.2% Y/Y
      Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Initiated $638M – $642M
      Adjusted EBITDA excluding interest income on funds held for clie Non-GAAP Initiated $521M – $525M
      Guided vs delivered · last 3 settled
      Recurring and other revenue fourth quarter of fiscal 2025
      guided $358.1M – $363.1M
      $400.74M Beat +11.1%
      Recurring and other revenue fiscal year 2025
      guided $1.46B – $1.47B
      $1.6B Beat +9.1%
      Recurring and other revenue second quarter of fiscal 2025
      guided $337.5M – $342.5M
      $376.98M Beat +10.9%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +19% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      65 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      43% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $116 › 200d $125 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      146 of 446 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -736.1K sh shares · +27 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$293.1K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      5.55% of float · ▲ +8.1% MoM · 3.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      446 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $93 Now $138 · 43% 52-wk high $198
      vs 200-day avg +10% vs 50-day avg +19%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Free cash flow margin (trailing twelve months) non-GAAP 24.4% trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026 —
      Net cash provided by operating activities $421.4M first nine months of fiscal year 2026 —
      Net cash provided by operating activities (trailing twelve months) $507.9M trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026 —
      Net cash provided by operating activities margin (trailing twelve months) 29.4% trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026 —
      Share repurchase authorization available $1.35B as of May 7, 2026 —
      Free cash flow non-GAAP 396.9M trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2025 —
      trailing twelve months free cash flow margin non-GAAP 23.6% trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2025 —
      trailing twelve months net cash provided by operating activities margin 28.3% trailing twelve months ended December 31, 2025 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Software - Application — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      PCTY
      Paylocity Holding Corp
      this stock
      		$7.38B -9.6% +13.7% 29.3 5.6%
      QH
      QUHUO Ltd
      		 $400.95B +322.2% +59.7% — 0.0%
      SAP
      Sap SE
      		 $211.93B -24.4% — — 0.8%
      SHOP
      Shopify Inc.
      		 $152.02B -27.2% +26.1% 114.9 2.0%
      CRM
      Salesforce, Inc.
      		 $150.71B -30.5% +25.9% 21.3 5.7%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      461
      % held
      78.2%
      Reported
      146 of 446
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      402
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.0M
      Days to cover
      3.8d
      Change
      +222.7K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      63%
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      5
      Value
      $623
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      56.0%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$293.1K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 3
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Rob Bresnahan
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jan 13, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $227.1M
      EPS diluted
      $4.02
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized · 2 programs
      $1.0B
      Remaining
      $1.4B
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      May 8, 2026
      This year
      4
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $7.9K
      Shares
      70
      Filed
      Jun 4, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls Upcoming
      Next call
      Aug 4, 2026
      Last call
      May 7, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      PCTY +10.1% +19.8% +17.0% +31.9% -9.6%
      SPY +1.1% +0.3% +8.2% +0.0% +9.6%
      vs SPY +9.0% +19.5% +8.8% +31.9% -19.1%

      Capital returns

      Buyback programs · 2 active · as of Apr 30, 2026
      Authorized (total)
      $1.00B
      Spent (derived)
      —
      Remaining
      $1.35B

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1591698 CUSIP 70438V106 13F (30d) 137 filings 135 filers Visit website Investor relations

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