What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Paylocity Q2 Earnings?

Paylocity Holding Co. (NASDAQ:PCTY) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Paylocity in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the software maker will post earnings per share of $0.95 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.87. The consensus estimate for Paylocity’s current full-year earnings is $4.35 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Paylocity’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.70 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.10 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.18 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.84 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.46 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.81 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Piper Sandler increased their target price on Paylocity from $172.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on shares of Paylocity from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Barclays upped their target price on shares of Paylocity from $174.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. KeyCorp lifted their price target on Paylocity from $187.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, StockNews.com raised Paylocity from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $196.64.

Paylocity Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of Paylocity stock opened at $205.28 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $11.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.06 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The business has a 50-day moving average of $179.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $159.80. Paylocity has a 1 year low of $129.94 and a 1 year high of $215.68.

Insider Activity at Paylocity

In other Paylocity news, Director Jeffrey T. Diehl sold 946 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $204.74, for a total value of $193,684.04. Following the sale, the director now owns 1,767 shares in the company, valued at $361,775.58. This represents a 34.87 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Nicholas Rost sold 212 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $193.29, for a total value of $40,977.48. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 7,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,423,387.56. The trade was a 2.80 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 59,971 shares of company stock valued at $11,750,096. 21.91% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Paylocity

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Paylocity by 16,397.9% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 7,754 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,279,000 after purchasing an additional 7,707 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC bought a new position in Paylocity during the 1st quarter worth $729,000. Plato Investment Management Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Paylocity by 4,853.3% during the first quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 3,715 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $638,000 after buying an additional 3,640 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Paylocity by 128.7% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 11,783 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $2,025,000 after acquiring an additional 6,630 shares during the period. Finally, Qsemble Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Paylocity in the second quarter valued at about $842,000. 94.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Paylocity Company Profile

Paylocity Holding Corporation engages in the provision of cloud-based human capital management and payroll software solutions for workforce in the United States. The company offers payroll software solution for global payroll, expense management, tax services, on demand payment, and garnishment managed services; and time and labor management software for time and attendance, scheduling, and time collection.