Cantor Fitzgerald Predicts Paylocity FY2026 Earnings

Paylocity Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:PCTY) – Equities research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Paylocity in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, September 11th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst M. Vanvliet forecasts that the software maker will earn $5.53 per share for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Paylocity’s current full-year earnings is $4.36 per share.

Paylocity (NASDAQ:PCTY) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The software maker reported $1.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.38 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $400.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $388.25 million. Paylocity had a net margin of 14.24% and a return on equity of 22.08%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.48 EPS. Paylocity has set its FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Q1 2026 guidance at EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price objective on shares of Paylocity in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Paylocity from $235.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Paylocity from $201.00 to $202.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Raymond James Financial set a $220.00 price objective on shares of Paylocity and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, KeyCorp increased their price objective on shares of Paylocity from $220.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $222.71.

Paylocity Stock Performance

Shares of Paylocity stock opened at $169.68 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $9.36 billion, a PE ratio of 42.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.51. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $179.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.14. Paylocity has a 1 year low of $154.91 and a 1 year high of $223.80.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PCTY. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new position in Paylocity in the 4th quarter valued at $219,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in Paylocity by 8.8% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 113,475 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $22,635,000 after buying an additional 9,151 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Paylocity by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen Asset Management LLC now owns 104,381 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $20,821,000 after buying an additional 10,321 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in Paylocity in the 4th quarter valued at $1,151,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its stake in Paylocity by 62.5% in the 4th quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 48,020 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $9,579,000 after buying an additional 18,463 shares during the last quarter. 94.76% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Paylocity

In other news, SVP Andrew Cappotelli sold 1,717 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $176.74, for a total transaction of $303,462.58. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 11,953 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,112,573.22. This trade represents a 12.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 21.91% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Paylocity

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.