HR and payroll software provider Paylocity (NASDAQ: PCTY) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday after market hours. Here’s what to expect.
Paylocity beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $444.7 million, up 11% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates and EBITDA guidance for next quarter beating analysts’ expectations.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Paylocity’s revenue to grow 8.6% year on year, slowing from the 12.5% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Paylocity has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at Paylocity’s peers in the finance and hr software segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Asure Software delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 10.4%, beating analysts’ expectations by 2.4%, and Paychex reported revenues up 5.9%, in line with consensus estimates. Asure Software traded up 27.7% following the results while Paychex was down 11.3%.
Read our full analysis of Asure Software’s results here and Paychex’s results here.
There has been positive sentiment among investors in the finance and hr software segment, with share prices up 3.5% on average over the last month. Paylocity is up 16.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $181.20 (compared to the current share price of $171.11).
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