Paychex (PAYX) Competitors $147.02 +1.06 (+0.73%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$147.02 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PAYX vs. ADP, FI, FIS, BR, GPN, JKHY, G, EXLS, WEX, and EEFTShould you be buying Paychex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paychex include Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Fiserv (FI), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Global Payments (GPN), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), and Euronet Worldwide (EEFT). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry. Paychex vs. Its Competitors Automatic Data Processing Fiserv Fidelity National Information Services Broadridge Financial Solutions Global Payments Jack Henry & Associates Genpact ExlService WEX Euronet Worldwide Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) and Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts prefer PAYX or ADP? Paychex presently has a consensus price target of $149.11, indicating a potential upside of 1.42%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus price target of $307.08, indicating a potential downside of 0.61%. Given Paychex's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Paychex is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paychex 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.90Automatic Data Processing 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Which has more volatility & risk, PAYX or ADP? Paychex has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PAYX or ADP? 83.5% of Paychex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Paychex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PAYX or ADP a better dividend stock? Paychex pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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 pays out 63.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paychex has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PAYX or ADP? 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 RatioPaychex$5.57B9.50$1.66B$4.5732.17Automatic Data Processing$19.20B6.53$3.75B$9.7731.62 Is PAYX or ADP more profitable? 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 Paychex29.75% 45.01% 14.77% Automatic Data Processing 19.79%77.33%7.18% Does the media favor PAYX or ADP? In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 26 more articles in the media than Paychex. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 30 mentions for Paychex. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Paychex's score of 0.94 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paychex 21 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Automatic Data Processing 44 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAutomatic Data Processing beats Paychex on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Paychex News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PAYX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PAYX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PAYX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPaychexINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$52.96B$18.06B$27.57B$9.02BDividend Yield2.96%2.53%3.12%4.10%P/E Ratio32.1774.3037.0320.30Price / Sales9.50314.702,036.27104.24Price / Cash23.1491.7037.8357.47Price / Book12.838.687.255.68Net Income$1.66B$337.50M$763.57M$249.13M7 Day Performance2.14%3.58%2.69%3.30%1 Month Performance-7.73%2.46%5.96%5.20%1 Year Performance25.20%67.59%52,290.41%21.37% Paychex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PAYXPaychex4.2755 of 5 stars$147.02+0.7%$149.11+1.4%+25.2%$52.96B$5.57B32.1716,500ADPAutomatic Data Processing4.8815 of 5 stars$310.24+1.3%$307.08-1.0%+30.4%$125.93B$19.20B31.7564,000Positive NewsFIFiserv4.8146 of 5 stars$170.62+4.4%$221.23+29.7%+18.0%$94.60B$20.46B30.1438,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFISFidelity National Information Services4.6087 of 5 stars$80.54+0.5%$90.75+12.7%+7.8%$42.31B$10.13B53.3450,000Positive NewsBRBroadridge Financial Solutions4.4563 of 5 stars$240.50+1.7%$250.83+4.3%+21.4%$28.25B$6.77B36.1714,600Positive NewsGPNGlobal Payments4.982 of 5 stars$76.37-0.3%$110.91+45.2%-15.3%$18.63B$10.11B12.3227,000Positive NewsJKHYJack Henry & Associates4.4168 of 5 stars$181.02+1.5%$184.10+1.7%+10.8%$13.18B$2.22B30.847,170Positive NewsGGenpact3.394 of 5 stars$41.51+2.1%$50.71+22.2%+44.3%$7.26B$4.77B14.17140,000Analyst ForecastEXLSExlService4.6208 of 5 stars$43.95+0.2%$51.50+17.2%+44.1%$7.15B$1.84B33.3059,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWEXWEX4.1754 of 5 stars$141.89+0.9%$176.90+24.7%-14.5%$4.86B$2.63B18.286,500EEFTEuronet Worldwide4.4253 of 5 stars$100.35+0.4%$125.57+25.1%+3.9%$4.34B$3.99B14.8710,600Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Automatic Data Processing Alternatives Fiserv Alternatives Fidelity National Information Services Alternatives Broadridge Financial Solutions Alternatives Global Payments Alternatives Jack Henry & Associates Alternatives Genpact Alternatives ExlService Alternatives WEX Alternatives Euronet Worldwide Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PAYX) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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