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Paychex (PAYX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$143.29 -2.02 (-1.39%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$143.00 -0.29 (-0.20%)
As of 07/11/2025 05:23 PM Eastern
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About Paychex Stock (NASDAQ:PAYX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$142.79
$145.44
50-Day Range
$137.94
$159.78
52-Week Range
$118.58
$161.24
Volume
1.91 million shs
Average Volume
1.98 million shs
Market Capitalization
$51.61 billion
P/E Ratio
31.35
Dividend Yield
3.01%
Price Target
$150.20
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Paychex Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

PAYX MarketRank™: 

Paychex scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 173rd out of 663 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Paychex has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.91, and is based on no buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Paychex has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Paychex's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Paychex are expected to grow by 6.41% in the coming year, from $4.99 to $5.31 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Paychex is 31.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.86.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Paychex is 31.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 36.93.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Paychex has a PEG Ratio of 3.28. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Paychex has a P/B Ratio of 12.50. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.99% of the float of Paychex has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Paychex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Paychex has recently increased by 4.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Paychex pays a meaningful dividend of 3.01%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Paychex has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Paychex is 94.53%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Paychex will have a dividend payout ratio of 81.36% in the coming year. This indicates that Paychex may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Paychex's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.99% of the float of Paychex has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Paychex has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.6.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Paychex has recently increased by 4.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Paychex has a news sentiment score of 1.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 49 news articles for Paychex this week, compared to 21 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    15 people have searched for PAYX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 114% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 5 people have added Paychex to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Paychex insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $14,702,612.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    11.40% of the stock of Paychex is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    83.47% of the stock of Paychex is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Paychex's insider trading history.
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PAYX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Paychex's stock was trading at $140.22 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PAYX stock has increased by 2.2% and is now trading at $143.29.

Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June, 25th. The business services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.19. The business services provider earned $1.43 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.38 billion. Paychex had a net margin of 29.75% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 45.01%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Paychex's board initiated a stock buyback program on Friday, January 19th 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $400,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 0.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Paychex subsidiaries include these companies: Flock, Oasis Outsourcing, Lessor Group, HR Outsourcing, Advance Partners, nettime Solutions, myStaffingPro by HR Services, and more.

Paychex's top institutional investors include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.29%), Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.15%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.11%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Martin Mucci, Efrain Rivera, Mark Anthony Bottini, Joseph M Velli, Stephanie L Schaeffer, John B Gibson, Joseph M Tucci, Robert L Schrader, Michael E Gioja, David J S Flaschen and Karen E Saunders-Mcclendon.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of PAYX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Paychex investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), American Water Works (AWK), NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 5/29 Dividend
5/12/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend
5/12/2025
Dividend Payable
5/29/2025
Last Earnings
6/25/2025
Today
7/13/2025
Record date for 8/29 Dividend
7/21/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/29 Dividend
7/21/2025
Dividend Payable
8/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
5/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
INTERNET SOFTWARE
Sub-Industry
Data Processing & Outsourced Services
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PAYX
CIK
723531
Employees
16,500
Year Founded
1971

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$165.00
Low Price Target
$131.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.8%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.91
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.57
Trailing P/E Ratio
31.35
Forward P/E Ratio
28.72
P/E Growth
3.28
Net Income
$1.66 billion
Net Margins
29.75%
Pretax Margin
39.05%
Return on Equity
45.01%
Return on Assets
14.77%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.10
Current Ratio
1.28
Quick Ratio
1.39

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.57 billion
Price / Sales
9.26
Cash Flow
$6.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
22.71
Book Value
$11.46 per share
Price / Book
12.50

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
360,190,000
Free Float
319,129,000
Market Cap
$51.61 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.88

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This page (NASDAQ:PAYX) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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