PCTYPaylocity Holding Corporation

$177.26+19% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 2 neutral
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 83). Price is +41% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$33.7M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest5.7% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 8.5% since the previous count, up from 5.2% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgtop 5% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How PCTY is trading

Paylocity Holding Corporation is +19% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 3.3 points ahead of the market.

+19%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+41%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
83

RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold

Below its 52-week high
0.26%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$95.10 – $217.86 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$177.26
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+23%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+19%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−35%
vs 50-day average$151.82
+17%
52-week high
$177.73
52-week low
$95.10
Annualised volatility
36%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$637K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+16%
2025−24%
2024+21%
2023−15%
2022−18%
2021+15%
2020+70%
2019+101%
2018+28%
2017+57%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+2.1%
Feb105 of 10+0.16%
Mar106 of 10−2.2%
Apr106 of 10+3.4%
May105 of 10+1.5%
Jun103 of 10−0.17%
Jul119 of 11+9.2%
Aug119 of 11+11%
Sep115 of 11−2.4%
Oct116 of 11+3.4%
Nov105 of 10−3.0%
Dec104 of 10−2.6%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.