Why PCTY Stock slipped -0.06% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$168.40 -0.06% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) carries a Roarable Rating of D+ (Sell) with 58/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh money.

ROARABLE D+ • SELL / AVOID Cap $8.79B
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:53% Call Buyers ($2.4M)
47% PutsMax Pain: $165.00
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Why PCTY Stock slipped -0.06% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) slipped -0.06% to $168.40 as options desks priced 53% call premium vs. 47% put protection around the $165 max-pain magnet. Stretched risk/reward at 39x P/E (7% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 88% of its 52-week range ($92.99 – $178.53) with RSI-14 at 65.1 (BULLISH MOMENTUM).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $2.4M in bullish call flow vs. $2.1M in put flow (Put/Call 0.89x, implied earnings swing ±7.4%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable D+ (Sell) backed by 74.5% gross margin and $405.2M annual free cash flow.
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PCTY // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +62.02%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $170.5H $173.2L $169.3C $170.9VOL 835.7K
RES: $180.2SUP: $153.1SMA50: $154.3SMA200: $126.3
$184.1$160.9$137.6$114.4$91.09RES $180.2SUP $153.1$170.92026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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PCTY Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
29.6%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +14.8% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why PCTY Stock slipped -0.06% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Stretched risk/reward at 39x P/E (7% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.