Raymond James analyst Brian Peterson maintained a Buy rating on Paylocity (NASDAQ: PCTY) today and set a price target of $75. The company’s shares opened today at $67.70, close to its 52-week high of $68.50.
According to TipRanks.com, Peterson is a top 25 analyst with an average return of 36.5% and a 85.4% success rate. Peterson covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Manhattan Associates, Coupa Software Inc, and Castlight Health.
Paylocity has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $70.86, representing a 4.7% upside. In a report issued on August 10, Needham also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $80 price target.
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Based on Paylocity’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly GAAP net loss of $1.55 million. In comparison, last year the company had a GAAP net loss of $3.84 million.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 69 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock.
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Paylocity Holding Corp. engages in the development and provision of cloud-based software solution. It offers cloud-based payroll, human capital management applications, time labor tracking, benefits administration, and talent management. The company was founded on November 6, 2013 and is headquartered in Arlington Heights, IL.