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Paylocity Holding Corp PCTY

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$156.16 −2.72 (1.71%)
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Paylocity Enjoys High Customer Switching Costs Amid Macroeconomic Pressures

Paylocity's unified platform appeals to clients who prefer an all-in-one payroll and human capital management, or HCM, solution. Clients can customize through add-on modules, including talent management and benefits administration, alongside core payroll functionality, and integrate with over 400 third-party providers, including referral partners such as benefit brokers. A unique feature of Paylocity's platform is the complementary inclusion of communication and engagement tools, including social collaboration platform Community, and video, survey, and learning management tools. These features aim to drive higher employee engagement and satisfaction, benefiting the client as well as Paylocity by entrenching the software into the business.

Price vs Fair Value

PCTY is trading at a 22% discount.
Price
$159.55
Fair Value
$725.00
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
$572.32
5-Star Price
$615.00
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

We expect growing adoption of employee engagement-centric modules and features will entrench Paylocity's platform further into a client's business, increasing client stickiness.

Bears

We expect fierce competitive pressures to limit pricing growth and force Paylocity to maintain high investment in software development and innovation.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$158.88
Day Range
$153.07158.54
52-Week Range
$139.40230.52
Bid/Ask
$129.05 / $160.00
Market Cap
$8.80 Bil
Volume/Avg
606,362 / 467,072

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
26.25
Price/Sales
6.86
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
Dividend Yield (Forward)
Total Yield

Company Profile

Paylocity is a provider of payroll and human capital management, or HCM, solutions servicing small- to midsize clients in the United States. The company was founded in 1997 and targets businesses with 10 to 5,000 employees and services about 36,000 clients as of fiscal 2023. Alongside core payroll services, Paylocity offers HCM solutions such as time and attendance and recruiting software, as well workplace collaboration and communication tools.
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Stock Style Box
Small Growth
Total Number of Employees
6,100

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
PCTY
PAYX
PAYC
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
26.2526.6324.15
Price/Book Value
8.9111.688.15
Price/Sales
6.868.456.43
Price/Cash Flow
21.0120.8318.44
Price/Earnings
PCTY
PAYX
PAYC

Financial Strength

Metric
PCTY
PAYX
PAYC
Quick Ratio
0.120.430.13
Current Ratio
1.111.241.11
Interest Coverage
57.72246.15
Quick Ratio
PCTY
PAYX
PAYC

Profitability

Metric
PCTY
PAYX
PAYC
Return on Assets (Normalized)
6.84%14.17%11.15%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
32.78%46.62%33.81%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
30.28%36.73%33.33%
Return on Assets
PCTY
PAYX
PAYC
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