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PCTY vs AAPL // OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW
Paylocity Holding Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PCTY 4
— AAPL 9
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $168.40 (-0.06%) • MKT CAP: $8.79B
options-implied-move
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LAST: $348.91 (+1.48%) • MKT CAP: $5.09T
options-implied-move
5.76%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PCTY VS. AAPL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PCTY | AAPL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 74.50% | 48.65% | +25.85 | PCTY | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.10% | 81.38% | -74.28 | AAPL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 35.2x | 30.1x | +5.09 | AAPL | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 4.61% | 2.72% | +1.89 | PCTY | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.70% | 33.17% | -12.47 | AAPL | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 15.40% | 27.62% | -12.22 | AAPL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 14.80% | 14.24% | +0.56 | PCTY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.31% | -0.31 | AAPL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.49 | 13.54 | -12.05 | AAPL | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 9/9 | -1.00 | AAPL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew ACTIVE | — | 5.76% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 60.1 | 66.6 | -6.50 | AAPL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0.00 | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 32.5x | 35.3x | -2.84 | PCTY | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $8.79B | $5.09T | -$5.08T | AAPL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PCTY REV | AAPL REV | PCTY GROSS % | AAPL GROSS % | PCTY FCF | AAPL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.47B | $416.16B | 74.5% | 46.9% | $405.2M | $98.77B |
| FY 2024 | $1.28B | $391.04B | 75.0% | 46.2% | $366.6M | $108.81B |
| FY 2023 | $1.10B | $383.29B | — | 44.1% | $233.3M | $99.58B |
| FY 2022 | — | $394.33B | — | 43.3% | — | $111.44B |
| FY 2021 | — | $365.82B | — | 41.8% | — | $92.95B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
PCTY // BETA 1.14
AAPL // BETA 1.14