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PCTY vs SHOP

Side-by-side comparison of Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY) and Shopify Inc. (SHOP): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both PCTY and SHOP operate in Computer Software: Prepackaged Software (Technology), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SHOP is the larger of the two at $109.55B, about 19.3x PCTY ($5.68B).
  • Over the past year, PCTY is down 45.7% and SHOP is up 24.9% - SHOP leads by 70.5 points.
  • Both names hit the wire about 3 times in the past 4 weeks.
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformancePCTY-45.66%SHOP+24.85%
2025-05-01+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricPCTYSHOP
Company
Paylocity Holding Corporation
Shopify Inc.
Price
$105.52-2.30%
$121.17-0.07%
Market cap
$5.68B
$109.55B
1M return
-2.34%
+2.17%
1Y return
-45.66%
+24.85%
Industry
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
2014
News (4w)
3
3
Recent ratings
25
25
PCTY

Paylocity Holding Corporation

Paylocity Holding Corporation provides cloud-based payroll and human capital management software solutions for medium-sized organizations in the United States. The company offers Payroll and Tax Services solution to simplify payroll, automate processes and manage compliance requirements within one system; expense management, on demand payment, and garnishment solutions; human capital management and employee self-service solutions, document library, compliance dashboard, and HR edge; time and attendance solution, which tracks time and attendance data, eliminating the need for manual tracking of accruals and reducing administrative tasks; schedule tracking services; and time collection devices, including kiosks, time clocks, and mobile and web applications. In addition, the company offers talent management solutions comprising recruiting and onboarding, as well as learning, performance, and compensation management; employee benefits management and third-party administrative solutions; modern workforce solutions consisting of community, premium video, survey, and peer recognition; and analytics and insights solutions covering modern workforce index, data insights, and reporting. Further, it provides implementation and training, client, and tax and regulatory services. The company's clients include for-profit and non-profit organizations across industries, including business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurants, retail, technology, and others. It sells its products through sales representatives. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.

SHOP

Shopify Inc.

Shopify Inc., a commerce company, provides a commerce platform and services in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Latin America, and internationally. The company's platform provides merchants to run their business in various sales channels, including web and mobile storefronts, physical retail locations, pop-up shops, social media storefronts, native mobile apps, buy buttons, and marketplaces; and enables to manage products and inventory, process orders and payments, fulfill and ship orders, new buyers and build customer relationships, source products, leverage analytics and reporting, and access financing. It also sells custom themes and apps, and registration of domain names. The company was formerly known as Jaded Pixel Technologies Inc. and changed its name to Shopify Inc. in November 2011. Shopify Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

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