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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
$125.45
-0.2%
$121.73
$104.09
$129.70
$45.16B0.931.75 million shs328,962 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
0.00%+2.53%+5.13%+1.84%+16.22%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
4.2286 of 5 stars
1.92.02.54.12.64.21.3

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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PAYX
Paychex
1.82
Reduce$123.00-1.95% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest PAYX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/3/2024
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PAYX
Paychex
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$108.00 ➝ $111.00
4/3/2024
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PAYX
Paychex
TD Cowen
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$122.00 ➝ $121.00
4/3/2024
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PAYX
Paychex
Royal Bank of Canada
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Reiterated RatingSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$130.00
4/3/2024
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PAYX
Paychex
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$115.00
3/26/2024
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PAYX
Paychex
Evercore ISI
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Reiterated RatingIn-Line ➝ In-Line$118.00
(Data available from 5/20/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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PAYX
Paychex
$5.01B9.02$5.44 per share23.08$9.69 per share12.95

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
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PAYX
Paychex
$1.56B$4.5927.3325.243.5431.86%46.14%13.85%7/4/2024 (Estimated)

Latest PAYX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/2/2024Q3 24
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PAYX
Paychex
$1.37$1.38+$0.01$1.38$1.46 billion$1.44 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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PAYX
Paychex
$3.923.12%+11.74%85.40%14 Years

Latest PAYX Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/1/2024
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PAYX
Paychex
quarterly$0.983.3%5/9/20245/10/20245/30/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
0.21
1.24
1.24

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
83.47%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
11.50%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Paychex, Inc. stock logo
PAYX
Paychex
16,600359.96 million318.57 millionOptionable

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Company Descriptions

Paychex logo

Paychex

NASDAQ:PAYX
Paychex, Inc. provides integrated human capital management solutions for human resources (HR), payroll, benefits, and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, and India. It offers payroll processing services; payroll tax administration services; employee payment services; and regulatory compliance services, such as new-hire reporting and garnishment processing. The company also provides HR solutions, including payroll, employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and the on-site availability of a professionally trained HR representative; and retirement services administration, including plan implementation, ongoing compliance with government regulations, employee and employer reporting, participant and employer online access, electronic funds transfer, and other administrative services. In addition, it offers cloud-based HR administration software products for employee benefits management and administration, time and attendance, digital communication solutions, recruiting, and onboarding solutions; plan administration outsourcing and state unemployment insurance services; various business services to small to medium-sized businesses comprising payroll funding and outsourcing services, which include payroll processing, invoicing, and tax preparation; and payment processing services, financial fitness programs, and a small-business loan resource center. Further, the company provides insurance services for property and casualty coverage, such as workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cyber security protection, and commercial auto, as well as health and benefits coverage, including health, dental, vision, and life. It markets and sells its services primarily through its direct sales force. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.