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Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) Stock Rating & Analysis
As of October 6, 2026, MELANY rates Paylocity Holding Corporation 74 out of 100 (Highest Conviction). Its highest factor score is earnings track record at 85, and its lowest is macro fit at 50.
MELANY ratingRated 2026-10-06PCTY · composite score
About Paylocity Holding Corporation
Paylocity is a cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, and human resources management solutions. With added expense and IT management modules, it unifies back-office operations across HR, finance, and IT on a single platform and bills customers on a subscription basis. Its customer base skews toward the midmarket and is primarily in the US, with nearly 42,000 customers as of fiscal 2025.
Rating as of 2026-10-06 · this is a dated snapshot; the live rating is in the app (Pro, free for 30 days). The price above updates in real time.
Why PCTY scores 74/100
PCTY's 8 factor scores run from 50 to 85, and 4 of them sit above its composite of 74. Here is how PCTY breaks down.
Whether the price looks cheap or expensive against earnings, growth, and peers.
- Forward P/E 15.0x, earnings growth accelerating
- PEG ratio 1.19 (< 1 = undervalued)
Margins, returns on capital, and balance-sheet strength.
- Gross margin 72%
- ROE 22%
Direction and relative strength of the recent share-price trend.
- 50-day MA above 200-day (golden cross zone)
History of beating or missing estimates, and where estimates are heading.
- Beat EPS estimates 4 of last 4 quarters
- Avg EPS beat +10%
- Earnings in 28 days (strong beat history)
What Wall Street price targets and revisions are signalling.
- Institutional net buying +3.2%
Near-term events that could move the stock.
- Earnings in 28 days
Upside weighed against volatility and drawdown risk.
How the current rate and market regime suits this kind of company.
How PCTY compares
Some other companies with a MELANY rating page in its SEC industry group (Services-Prepackaged Software).
Key risks for PCTY
- Performance partly driven by Technology sector, rotation away from this theme would hurt
Sector and theme context
Paylocity Holding Corporation sits in the Technology sector theme, which MELANY currently rates 97/100 for strength. Theme strength feeds PCTY's momentum and catalyst factors above.
PCTY trade plan (Pro)
MELANY has a full position plan for Paylocity Holding Corporation: a smart entry zone, an alert level, position sizing, and quarterly review triggers. It is part of Market Eyes Pro, and the first 30 days are free.
How MELANY rates PCTY
MELANY is a rules-based engine that scores every stock from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors, then re-scores as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive. Paylocity Holding Corporation's 74/100 reflects mature factor weighting for its profile. Position framework managed by score-based check-ins, not a fixed holding period.
Ratings are algorithmic and change with the data. They are research and education, not personalized investment advice.
Frequently asked questions about PCTY
Is Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) a buy?
As of 2026-10-06, MELANY rated Paylocity Holding Corporation Highest Conviction with a composite score of 74/100. That is a dated snapshot, not the live rating, and it is an algorithmic reading built from eight factors rather than personalized investment advice. Review the factor breakdown above and the disclaimer below before making any decision.
What is Paylocity Holding Corporation's MELANY score?
Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) has a MELANY composite score of 74/100, combining valuation, business quality, price momentum, earnings track record, analyst sentiment, catalyst setup, risk-adjusted profile, macro fit.
How is the PCTY stock rating calculated?
MELANY scores PCTY from 0 to 100 across eight weighted factors using live market and fundamental data, then refreshes the rating automatically as new data arrives.
Should I buy Paylocity Holding Corporation stock?
That decision is yours; Market Eyes Live does not give buy or sell advice. What the data says: MELANY rates Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) Highest Conviction with a composite of 74/100 as of 2026-10-06. The factor breakdown above shows what is driving that, which is a better basis for a decision than any one-word verdict.
What is the PCTY stock price forecast?
MELANY does not publish price targets or forecasts for PCTY. Predicting a future price is exactly the kind of false precision the confidence framework avoids. Instead it scores today's setup, 74/100 across eight factors for Paylocity Holding Corporation, and re-scores automatically as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive.
Is PCTY stock overvalued or undervalued?
MELANY's valuation factor currently reads 66/100 for Paylocity Holding Corporation, where a higher score means the price looks more attractive on that measure. Scores in the 70s and above read as attractively priced, the mid range as roughly fair, and low scores as stretched. The factor breakdown above shows what drives PCTY's read.
What price should I buy PCTY at?
Rather than chasing the current price, MELANY computes a smart entry zone for PCTY: the price area where risk and reward actually favor a new position, plus an alert level and position sizing. The exact levels are part of Market Eyes Pro, which starts with a 30-day free trial.
What are the risks of buying PCTY stock?
The top risks MELANY currently flags for Paylocity Holding Corporation: Performance partly driven by Technology sector, rotation away from this theme would hurt. The rating on this page already weighs these against the bullish factors; see the risk-adjusted profile score in the breakdown above.
Is Paylocity Holding Corporation a good long-term investment?
For long-term durability the two factors that matter most are business quality, which MELANY scores 78/100 for Paylocity Holding Corporation, and earnings track record, at 85/100. The 74/100 composite blends those with six shorter-horizon factors. Durable quality at a fair price is the long-term case to test; this is research, not personalized investment advice.
Will PCTY stock go up?
Nobody can promise a stock's direction, and Market Eyes Live does not predict prices. The measurable part: MELANY's price momentum factor reads 69/100 for PCTY right now, and the catalyst setup factor tracks whether near-term events could move it. Both re-score automatically as the data changes.
How current is this PCTY rating?
The rating on this page is a snapshot of MELANY's read as of 2026-10-06. The price shown updates live, but the score is not recomputed on this page. MELANY re-scores PCTY continuously as new price, earnings, and fundamental data arrive, and the current rating is in the app (Pro, free for 30 days).
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