Paylocity Holding Corp PCTY

Morningstar Rating
$161.39 −1.75 (1.07%)
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Paylocity Enjoys High Customer Switching Costs Underpinning Our Narrow Moat Rating

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 242% premium.
Price
$163.10
Fair Value
$323.00
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
$277.15
5-Star Price
$513.00
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
$163.14
Day Range
$160.46163.82
52-Week Range
$129.94206.28
Bid/Ask
$160.56 / $161.91
Market Cap
$8.97 Bil
Volume/Avg
351,387 / 518,920

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
24.79
Price/Sales
6.63
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.00%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.00%
Total Yield
1.65%

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 39,000 clients as of fiscal 2024. 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
6,400

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
PCTY
PAYC
ADP
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
24.7921.1729.99
Price/Book Value
8.776.5924.63
Price/Sales
6.635.395.89
Price/Cash Flow
20.5116.1420.29
Price/Earnings
PCTY
PAYC
ADP

Financial Strength

Metric
PCTY
PAYC
ADP
Quick Ratio
0.140.150.14
Current Ratio
1.131.131.01
Interest Coverage
294.9313.81
Quick Ratio
PCTY
PAYC
ADP

Profitability

Metric
PCTY
PAYC
ADP
Return on Assets (Normalized)
8.89%10.71%6.86%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
38.52%32.24%92.41%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
36.21%32.09%51.10%
Return on Assets
PCTY
PAYC
ADP

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