Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Paylocity Holding Corp shares valued at $303,463 were sold by Cappotelli Andrew on Jun 23 ’25. At $176.74 per share, Cappotelli Andrew sold 1,717 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 11,953 shares worth approximately $2.05 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ANDREW CAPPOTELLI purchased 1,717 shares, netting a total of over 303,531 in proceeds.
Before that, Scutt Joshua had sold 548 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $105,819, the Senior Vice President Sales traded Paylocity Holding Corp shares for $193.10 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 548 shares, worth approximately $20253.519999999997.
As published in their initiating research note from Cantor Fitzgerald on August 14, 2025, Paylocity Holding Corp [PCTY] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $215. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of July 21, 2025, Stephens has initiated its “an Equal-weight” rating for PCTY. Earlier on May 02, 2025, BMO Capital Markets resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for PCTY stock.
Analyzing PCTY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ: PCTY] plunged -1.20% to $171.64. The stock’s lowest price that day was $171.25, but it reached a high of $173.995 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.56%. Over the course of the year, Paylocity Holding Corp shares have jumped approximately 14.11%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $223.80 on 02/07/25 and a 52-week low of $165.28 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 170.56, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 169.47. In the upper region, resistance lies at 173.36. The next price resistance is at 175.08. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 38.00 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Paylocity Holding Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Paylocity Holding Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-31 dropping by -0.16 million shares to 1.16 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 1.32 million shares. A decline of -14.1% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.49 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.49.
Which companies own the most shares of Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY)?
In terms of Paylocity Holding Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 220 in the next 12 months, up nearly 26.63% from the previous closing price of $173.73. Analysts anticipate Paylocity Holding Corp stock to reach 220 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 220. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Paylocity Holding Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 16, 2025, Scotiabank assigned a price target of “a Sector perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $190.
