PCTYPaylocity Holding Corporation
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.
In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 70). Price is +21% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Down 12% since the previous count, down from 5.5% 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.
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 −6.2% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 25 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +21%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 70
RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold
- Below its 52-week high
- 8.4%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $153.99
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- +7.8%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −6.2%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −42%
- vs 50-day average$147.39
- +4.5%
- 52-week high
- $168.05
- 52-week low
- $95.10
- Annualised volatility
- 37%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$637K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +0.98% |
| 2025 | −24% |
| 2024 | +21% |
| 2023 | −15% |
| 2022 | −18% |
| 2021 | +15% |
| 2020 | +70% |
| 2019 | +101% |
| 2018 | +28% |
| 2017 | +57% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.1% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.16% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | −2.2% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.4% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.5% |
| Jun | 10 | 3 of 10 | −0.52% |
| Jul | 11 | 9 of 11 | +9.7% |
| Aug | 11 | 9 of 11 | +11% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | −2.4% |
| Oct | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.9% |
| Nov | 10 | 5 of 10 | −3.0% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 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.
Software, Application
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