Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Paylocity Holding Corp shares valued at $20,919 were sold by Rost Nicholas on Sep 24 ’25. At $166.02 per share, Rost Nicholas sold 126 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 9,176 shares worth approximately $1.36 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, NICHOLAS ROST purchased 126 shares, netting a total of over 20,874 in proceeds.
Before that, Beauchamp Steven R had sold 4,664 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $813,402, the Executive Chairman traded Paylocity Holding Corp shares for $174.40 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,664 shares, worth approximately $227.34 million.
As published in a research note from Guggenheim on November 10, 2025, Paylocity Holding Corp [PCTY] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $180. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of September 26, 2025, Guggenheim has initiated its “Neutral” rating for PCTY. Earlier on August 14, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for PCTY stock.
Analyzing PCTY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Paylocity Holding Corp [NASDAQ: PCTY] plunged -0.60% to $147.99. The stock’s lowest price that day was $147.1, but it reached a high of $149.91 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.74%. Over the course of the year, Paylocity Holding Corp shares have dropped approximately -29.92%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $223.80 on 02/07/25 and a 52-week low of $135.46 on 11/06/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Paylocity Holding Corp (PCTY)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 146.76, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 145.52. In the upper region, resistance lies at 149.57. The next price resistance is at 151.14. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.86 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 rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 0.12 million shares to 1.34 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 1.22 million shares. A jump of 8.88% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.36 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.36.
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 185 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.26% from the previous closing price of $148.88. Analysts anticipate Paylocity Holding Corp stock to reach 245 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 175. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Paylocity Holding Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 06, 2025, BMO Capital Markets assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $230.
