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PCTY — Paylocity Holding Corp

US Technology Software & IT services equity mkt cap 8.1B
153.34 +0.64% today
USD · as of 2026-08-21

Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21

499 daily closes shown
52w low 95.10 · high 182.31

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Performance

1 day+0.64%
1 week+3.41%
1 month+27.15%
3 months+37.25%
6 months+45.13%
Year to date+5.24%
1 year-15.41%
3 years-21.58%
5 years-38.80%

Technicals

RSI 1466.6
vs 50-day avg+21.54%
vs 200-day avg+22.88%
Volatility 1y40.8%
Max drawdown 1y-47.84%
Avg volume 30d759.2K
Daily bars held2,674
History from2016-01-04

Measured signals that fired on PCTY

datesignal measured base rate
2026-08-07Equal highs taken out
structure
-0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-08-06Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-15Equal highs taken out
structure
-0.70% over 21 days · t = -8.28 · n = 68,636
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-07-02Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-06-01Fair value gap, bullish
structure
-0.67% over 21 days · t = -6.43 · n = 111,973
statistically distinguishable from its control group
2026-04-09Fair value gap, bearish
structure
-0.45% over 21 days · t = -3.29 · n = 108,591
statistically distinguishable from its control group

Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →

Insider transactions (Form 4)

dateinsiderwhatshares pricevalue
2026-08-20Sarowitz Steven I
Director
Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan2.5K152.81384.0K
2026-08-20Sarowitz Steven I
Director
Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan2.1K153.42321.0K
2026-08-20Sarowitz Steven I
Director
Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan1.4K150.63210.7K
2026-08-20Sarowitz Steven I
Director
Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan635151.4496.2K
2026-08-20Sarowitz Steven I
Director
Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan21154.133.2K
2026-08-19Sarowitz Steven I
Director
Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan8.5K150.201.3M
2026-08-19Glenn Ryan
Chief Financial Officer
Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan3.3K149.75500.9K
2026-08-19Scutt Joshua
SVP Chief Revenue Officer
Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan2.8K150.02420.5K
2026-08-19Cappotelli Andrew
Sr Vice President Operations
Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan1.4K149.58203.1K
2026-08-19Scutt Joshua
SVP Chief Revenue Officer
Open-market sale 10b5-1 plan1.3K149.22198.0K

Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →

Largest institutional holders

managervalueshares
BlackRock, Inc.474.1M4.4M
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC235.4M2.2M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC211.1M2.0M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC186.4M1.7M
STATE STREET CORP144.8M1.3M
MORGAN STANLEY144.4M1.3M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC139.5M1.3M
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC122.7M1.1M
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP122.4M1.1M
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.119.8M1.1M

13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →

Short selling

Avg short volume, 90d57.0% of tape
Days observed61

This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →

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