Paylocity (PCTY) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Paylocity (NASDAQ: PCTY) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 10/27/2026 – Paylocity had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
• 10/26/2026 – Paylocity had its price target raised by BTIG Research from $180.00 to $200.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/24/2026 – Paylocity was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 10/23/2026 – Paylocity had its price target raised by Guggenheim from $180.00 to $200.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/20/2026 – Paylocity had its “market outperform” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup.
• 10/20/2026 – Paylocity had its price target raised by Citizens Jmp from $150.00 to $180.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/13/2026 – Paylocity had its price target raised by Barclays from $154.00 to $162.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/29/2026 – Paylocity was given a new $175.00 price target by UBS Group.
• 9/22/2026 – Paylocity was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 9/19/2026 – Paylocity was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Paylocity news, Director Kenneth Robinson sold 800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.41, for a total transaction of $126,728.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 6,745 shares in the company, valued at $1,068,475.45. This trade represents a 10.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Steven R. Beauchamp sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.22, for a total transaction of $2,478,300.00. Following the transaction, the chairman owned 1,243,389 shares in the company, valued at approximately $205,432,730.58. The trade was a 1.19% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 140,140 shares of company stock valued at $22,863,594. Insiders own 19.40% of the company’s stock.

Paylocity Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:PCTY) provides cloud-based human capital management (HCM) and payroll software for organizations. Its platform is designed to help employers manage payroll, human resources, employee benefits, talent acquisition, onboarding, performance, learning, and workforce administration through an integrated system.

The company also offers tools for time and labor management, scheduling, employee communications, engagement, surveys, expense management, and other workplace activities.