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PAYX vs. ADP, CCRN, BAH, BR, IPG, MMC, FI, FIS, GPN, and JKHY

Should you be buying Paychex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paychex include Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), Fiserv (FI), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Global Payments (GPN), and Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY).

Paychex vs. Its Competitors

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) and Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 18 more articles in the media than Paychex. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 20 mentions for Paychex. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Paychex's score of 1.42 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Automatic Data Processing
36 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Paychex
17 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paychex has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Paychex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Paychex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Automatic Data Processing currently has a consensus target price of $309.62, suggesting a potential upside of 0.32%. Paychex has a consensus target price of $150.20, suggesting a potential upside of 1.49%. Given Paychex's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paychex is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Automatic Data Processing
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.15
Paychex
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.91

Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Paychex. Automatic Data Processing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paychex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Automatic Data Processing$19.20B6.52$3.75B$9.7731.59
Paychex$5.57B9.57$1.66B$4.5732.38

Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Automatic Data Processing pays out 63.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex pays out 94.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Automatic Data Processing has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years and Paychex has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Paychex has a net margin of 29.75% compared to Automatic Data Processing's net margin of 19.79%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 77.33% beat Paychex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Automatic Data Processing19.79% 77.33% 7.18%
Paychex 29.75%45.01%14.77%

Summary

Automatic Data Processing beats Paychex on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PAYX vs. The Competition

MetricPaychexINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$52.74B$18.41B$29.00B$9.51B
Dividend Yield2.95%2.78%3.02%4.01%
P/E Ratio32.3877.0934.2120.06
Price / Sales9.5772.051,731.4499.44
Price / Cash23.2194.1238.3858.56
Price / Book12.918.767.795.87
Net Income$1.66B$341.62M$782.91M$258.55M
7 Day Performance3.16%2.47%0.96%2.23%
1 Month Performance7.29%13.27%7.50%12.76%
1 Year Performance19.37%59.74%53,041.27%19.36%

Paychex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PAYX
Paychex
4.0764 of 5 stars
$147.99
+1.1%
$150.20
+1.5%
+18.8%$52.74B$5.57B32.3819,000Positive News
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
4.8915 of 5 stars
$303.36
+0.2%
$309.62
+2.1%
+23.9%$123.14B$19.20B31.0564,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CCRN
Cross Country Healthcare
3.6107 of 5 stars
$12.08
+0.1%
$17.93
+48.4%
-13.7%$396.02M$1.26B-22.798,205Upcoming Earnings
BAH
Booz Allen Hamilton
4.8811 of 5 stars
$107.79
+0.8%
$134.64
+24.9%
-25.2%$13.39B$11.98B14.8735,800Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions
4.3107 of 5 stars
$236.01
+0.4%
$250.83
+6.3%
+24.7%$27.72B$6.51B35.4914,600Positive News
IPG
Interpublic Group of Companies
4.3913 of 5 stars
$24.74
0.0%
$32.06
+29.6%
-11.1%$9.15B$10.52B18.8953,300Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
MMC
Marsh & McLennan Companies
4.5177 of 5 stars
$213.62
+0.9%
$240.50
+12.6%
-4.2%$105.25B$25.05B26.1890,000Analyst Revision
FI
Fiserv
4.9766 of 5 stars
$166.97
+0.9%
$221.23
+32.5%
-13.0%$92.57B$20.46B29.5038,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services
4.6919 of 5 stars
$79.50
+1.1%
$90.75
+14.2%
+6.9%$41.77B$10.13B52.6550,000News Coverage
Positive News
GPN
Global Payments
4.994 of 5 stars
$79.52
+0.9%
$111.36
+40.1%
-15.5%$19.39B$10.11B12.8327,000Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
3.5671 of 5 stars
$176.17
+0.6%
$185.11
+5.1%
+7.7%$12.83B$2.22B30.017,170

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This page (NASDAQ:PAYX) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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