PAYX

Paychex Inc

Oct 15 • 04:00PM ET

127.52

-1.07 -0.83 %

Technology • Software - Application • USA • NASD

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Index	NDX, S&P 500	P/E	28.60	EPS (ttm)	4.46	Insider Own	10.58%	Shs Outstand	359.90M	Perf Week	0.73%
Market Cap	45.89B	Forward P/E	21.63	EPS next Y	5.90	Insider Trans	-0.31%	Shs Float	321.83M	Perf Month	-3.12%
Enterprise Value	49.19B	PEG	3.63	EPS next Q	1.24	Inst Own	81.22%	Short Float	3.91%	Perf Quarter	-11.01%
Income	1.61B	P/S	7.92	EPS this Y	10.01%	Inst Trans	1.40%	Short Ratio	4.99	Perf Half Y	-13.62%
Sales	5.79B	P/B	11.56	EPS next Y	7.61%	ROA	11.89%	Short Interest	12.59M	Perf YTD	-9.06%
Book/sh	11.03	P/C	26.66	EPS next 5Y	7.89%	ROE	41.27%	52W High	161.24 -20.91%	Perf Year	-8.19%
Cash/sh	4.78	P/FCF	25.31	EPS past 3/5Y	6.07% 8.52%	ROIC	18.82%	52W Low	119.02 7.14%	Perf 3Y	16.05%
Dividend Est.	4.38 (3.44%)	EV/EBITDA	18.02	Sales past 3/5Y	6.51% 6.64%	Gross Margin	72.83%	Volatility	1.67% 2.04%	Perf 5Y	55.38%
Dividend TTM	4.12 (3.23%)	EV/Sales	8.49	EPS Y/Y TTM	-5.00%	Oper. Margin	42.29%	ATR (14)	2.54	Perf 10Y	157.77%
Dividend Ex-Date	Nov 07, 2025	Quick Ratio	1.27	Sales Y/Y TTM	9.08%	Profit Margin	27.86%	RSI (14)	45.12	Recom	3.11
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	13.22% 10.14%	Current Ratio	1.27	EPS Q/Q	-10.20%	SMA20	0.27%	Beta	0.93	Target Price	136.25
Payout	87.81%	Debt/Eq	1.26	Sales Q/Q	16.80%	SMA50	-4.18%	Rel Volume	1.01	Prev Close	128.59
Employees	19000	LT Debt/Eq	1.16	Earnings	Sep 30 BMO	SMA200	-11.57%	Avg Volume	2.53M	Price	127.52
IPO	Aug 26, 1983	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	1.33% 0.10%	Trades		Volume	2,545,914	Change	-0.83%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Oct-07-25	Initiated	Stephens	Equal-Weight	$135
Oct-01-25	Reiterated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$143 → $140
Sep-24-25	Reiterated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$160 → $143
Jul-10-25	Initiated	BMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$160
Dec-22-23	Downgrade	TD Cowen	Outperform → Market Perform	$132 → $123
Dec-14-23	Upgrade	Barclays	Underweight → Equal Weight	$107 → $126
Nov-07-23	Initiated	UBS	Neutral	$120
Sep-05-23	Initiated	RBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform	$130
Jun-02-23	Initiated	UBS	Neutral	$115
Apr-03-23	Downgrade	BofA Securities	Neutral → Underperform	$119 → $105
Jan-17-23	Downgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Underweight	$110
Mar-09-22	Upgrade	BofA Securities	Underperform → Neutral	$125
Jan-11-22	Upgrade	Cowen	Market Perform → Outperform	$130 → $145
Oct-06-21	Downgrade	Citigroup	Buy → Neutral	$125
Oct-05-21	Downgrade	Citigroup	Buy → Neutral	$121 → $125
Apr-07-21	Downgrade	Wolfe Research	Peer Perform → Underperform	$94
Dec-18-20	Resumed	Wells Fargo	Overweight	$105
Oct-08-20	Upgrade	Citigroup	Neutral → Buy	$75 → $93
Jul-14-20	Initiated	Goldman	Sell	$64
Mar-18-20	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Underweight → Equal-Weight	$67

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Oct-09-25 08:30AM	Paychex Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Oct-07-25 01:30AM	The Top 5 Analyst Questions From Paychex's Q3 Earnings Call (StockStory)
Oct-06-25 09:45AM	Here's Why Paychex (PAYX) is a Strong Growth Stock (Zacks)
Oct-05-25 02:31PM	Jim Cramer Discusses Paychex's (PAYX) Share Price Performance (Insider Monkey)
Oct-03-25 06:03AM	Jim Cramer on Paychex: "It is a Little Tricky in a Declining Interest Rate Environment" (Insider Monkey)
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Oct-02-25 09:02AM	Buy The Dip Opportunity: Paychex Signals Rebound After Sell-Off (MarketBeat)
Oct-01-25 01:31AM	PAYX Q3 Deep Dive: Integration Synergies and AI Investment Shape Outlook (StockStory)
Sep-30-25 09:00PM	We're seeing a resilient and stable small business employment market, says Paychex CEO John Gibson (CNBC TV)
09:00PM	Paychex CEO John Gibson goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer (CNBC TV)
05:01PM	Paychex Inc (PAYX) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth Amidst Rising Expenses (GuruFocus.com)
02:04PM	Jim Cramer on Paychex: "I Devour the Report Every Quarter" (Insider Monkey)
01:21PM	Why Paychex Stock Fell on Tuesday (Motley Fool)
01:00PM	Minimal Shifts in U.S. Small Business Employment in September (Business Wire)
12:50PM	Why Paychex (PAYX) Stock Is Down Today (StockStory)
11:00AM	Paychex (PAYX) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (Zacks)
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10:45AM	Paychex (PAYX) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
10:23AM	Paychex CEO Confident In Future Growth As Paycor Deal Shows Early Success (Benzinga)
10:03AM	Paychex Q1 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates, Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
10:01AM	Paychex's higher first-quarter expenses cloud profit forecast boost (Reuters)
09:50AM	Paychex edges past profit estimate, revenue inline (Investing.com)
09:42AM	Paychex: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
09:10AM	Paychex Ups Earnings Outlook, Shrugging Off Concerns About Stagnant Macro (The Wall Street Journal)
08:56AM	Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) Reports Q3 In Line With Expectations But Stock Drops (StockStory)
08:30AM	Paychex, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results (Business Wire)
05:34AM	Nike earnings due after the stock struggles (MarketWatch)
04:41AM	Stocks to Watch Tuesday: Jefferies, Alphabet, Boeing, Coty (The Wall Street Journal)
04:33AM	Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq nudge lower after 2-day rally as government shutdown looms; job opening data on tap; Nike earnings due. (MarketWatch)
03:12AM	Jobs Data, Nike Earnings, New Tariffs: What to Watch This Week (The Wall Street Journal)
Sep-29-25 08:53AM	How To Earn $500 A Month From Paychex Stock Ahead Of Q1 Earnings (Benzinga)
02:49AM	Jobs Data, Nike Earnings, PMIs: What to Watch This Week (The Wall Street Journal)
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Sep-28-25 11:00PM	Paychex (PAYX) Reports Earnings Tomorrow: What To Expect (StockStory)
02:00PM	Will a Government Shutdown Nix the Jobs Report? Plus, Nike, Carnival, Paychex, and More Stocks to Watch. (Barrons.com)
07:42AM	Shutdown looms as September jobs data, third quarter finale await investors: What to watch this week (Yahoo Finance)
Sep-26-25 01:41PM	Paychex Gears Up to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Offing? (Zacks)
07:58AM	Here's What to Expect From Paychex's Next Earnings Report (Barchart)
Sep-25-25 09:15AM	Seeking Clues to Paychex (PAYX) Q1 Earnings? A Peek Into Wall Street Projections for Key Metrics (Zacks)
Sep-24-25 11:31PM	Winners And Losers Of Q2: Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) Vs The Rest Of The HR Software Stocks (StockStory)
Sep-23-25 10:00AM	Paychex (PAYX) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth (Zacks)
Sep-22-25 12:10PM	Will Paychex (PAYX) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? (Zacks)
Sep-19-25 10:15PM	Morningstar \| A Weekly Summary of Stock Ideas and Developments in the Companies We Cover (Morningstar Research)
Sep-17-25 06:25PM	Sangoma Technologies Corporation (SANG) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates (Zacks)
12:40AM	1 Oversold Stock Primed to Rebound and 2 That Underwhelm (StockStory)
Sep-16-25 04:15PM	Paychex, Inc. Schedules First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Conference Call for September 30, 2025 (Business Wire)
11:42AM	TD Cowen Reduces PT on Paychex, Inc (PAYX), Keeps a Hold (Insider Monkey)
Sep-13-25 12:31AM	1 Cash-Producing Stock with Exciting Potential and 2 We Avoid (StockStory)
Sep-12-25 09:30AM	Paychex Recognized as One of America's Greatest Companies and Most Admired Workplaces by Newsweek (Business Wire)
Sep-10-25 05:10PM	Aviat Networks, Inc. (AVNW) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates (Zacks)
08:30AM	Paychex Introduces New Financial Management Solution Powered by BILL to Simplify Payroll and Payments for SMBs (Business Wire)
03:15AM	Is Paychex Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq? (Barchart)
12:03AM	2 Reasons to Like PAYX and 1 to Stay Skeptical (StockStory)
Sep-09-25 05:25PM	Rubrik, Inc. (RBRK) Reports Q2 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
Sep-03-25 02:14PM	Where Innovation Meets Impact: How Paychex Is Transforming Work (AfroTech)
Sep-02-25 08:30AM	Hourly Wage Growth Among U.S. Small Business Workers Near Five-Year Low (Business Wire)
Aug-22-25 10:40AM	Keysight Completes First PSA Certified Level 4 Security Evaluation (Zacks)
Aug-21-25 11:18AM	BlackBerry's QNX Launches QOS 8.0 to Boost Secure System Development (Zacks)
08:50AM	Thoma Bravo Adds Dayforce To Growing Software Portfolio In $12 Billion Deal (Investor's Business Daily)
Aug-20-25 12:34AM	2 S&P 500 Stocks to Target This Week and 1 Facing Challenges (StockStory)
Aug-19-25 07:48AM	Do Wall Street Analysts Like Paychex Stock? (Barchart)
Aug-18-25 10:13AM	Thoma Bravo Is Said to Be in Talks to Buy Software Firm Dayforce (Bloomberg)
08:23AM	Dayforce Stock Jumps On Report Of Private Equity Suitor (Investor's Business Daily)
Aug-15-25 12:31AM	1 Software Stock to Research Further and 2 Facing Headwinds (StockStory)
Aug-11-25 12:44AM	3 Large-Cap Stocks with Promising Prospects (StockStory)
Aug-08-25 10:01AM	Tax Management Software Market Surges to USD 25.4 Billion by 2033, Propelled by 10.5% CAGR - Verified Market Reports® (PR Newswire)
Jul-29-25 09:09AM	Earnings Preview: What To Expect From Paychex's Report (Barchart)
09:02AM	Paychex CEO John Gibson: Small business labor market remains fundamentally stable and resilient (CNBC TV)
08:30AM	U.S. Small Business Job Growth Remains Stable in July (Business Wire)
12:40AM	3 Market-Beating Stocks Worth Your Attention (StockStory)
Jul-28-25 12:34AM	2 Unpopular Stocks That Deserve a Second Chance and 1 We Ignore (StockStory)
Jul-25-25 11:30AM	Paychex (PAYX) Up 3.8% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue? (Zacks)
03:04AM	3 Soaring Tech Stocks With Amazing Dividends (Motley Fool)
Jul-23-25 10:12AM	Enterprise Suite and Agentic AI: Can Intuit Win Mid-Market? (Zacks)
09:00AM	Paychex Again Named to Selling Powers "60 Best Companies to Sell For" 2025 List (Business Wire)
Jul-22-25 12:17PM	Interpublic Group Earnings Beat Estimates in Q2, Revenues Slide Y/Y (Zacks)
12:09PM	Equifax Q2 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates, Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
Jul-18-25 11:20AM	Can Intuit Sustain Its Growth Momentum With Bold AI Push? (Zacks)
Jul-17-25 09:00AM	Paychex and SoFi at Work Join Forces to Expand Financial Well-being Offerings (Business Wire)
Jul-11-25 07:00AM	June earnings update: Paychex, FedEx, Carnival, Chewy, Petco and Lululemon (CFO.com)
Jul-09-25 04:15PM	Paychex Declares Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire)
Jul-07-25 10:11AM	The Top 5 Analyst Questions From Paychex's Q2 Earnings Call (StockStory)
Jul-03-25 05:23PM	Payroll Stocks to Watch as June's Jobs Report Comes in Strong (Zacks)
Jul-01-25 12:00PM	AuditBoard Appoints Raul Villar Jr. as Chief Executive Officer (PR Newswire)
08:30AM	U.S. Small Business Employment Holds Steady Through First Half of 2025 (Business Wire)
Jun-28-25 12:20PM	Jim Cramer Expresses Shock Over Paychex Stock's 9% Decline (Insider Monkey)
Jun-26-25 05:05PM	Paychex shares recoup a bit; CEO comments about economy; analysts weigh in (TheStreet)
02:05PM	Paychex (PAYX) Slashes 9.4% on Dismal Earnings (Insider Monkey)
09:45AM	Here's Why Paychex (PAYX) is a Strong Growth Stock (Zacks)
09:06AM	Morning Movers: General Mills dips following fourth quarter report (TipRanks)
03:00AM	Paychex Inc (PAYX) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth and Strategic ... (GuruFocus.com)
01:30AM	PAYX Q2 Deep Dive: Integration Disruption and Macro Uncertainty Weigh on Performance (StockStory)
12:32AM	2 S&P 500 Stocks Worth Investigating and 1 to Ignore (StockStory)
Jun-25-25 09:01PM	Paychex CEO John Gibson goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer (CNBC TV) -9.40%
09:01PM	In June you are going to see moderate and stable growth in small businesses, says Paychex CEO Gibson (CNBC TV)
05:30PM	S&P 500 Gains & Losses Today: Paychex Stock Drops; Nvidia, Supermicro Rise (Investopedia)
04:31PM	Stocks to Watch Recap: BP/Shell, Robinhood, General Mills (The Wall Street Journal)
02:53PM	Why Paychex Stock Fell 10% This Morning (Motley Fool)
12:36PM	Paychex Is the Worst Stock in the S&P 500. What's Dragging on Shares. (Barrons.com)
11:51AM	Top Stock Movers Now: Nvidia, BlackBerry, Paychex, and More (Investopedia)
10:59AM	Cramer's Stop Trading: Paychex (CNBC TV)
10:51AM	Paychex Q4 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates, Increase Y/Y (Zacks)
10:49AM	Paychex Stock Leads S&P 500 Decliners as Firm Posts Lower-Than-Expected Sales (Investopedia)

Paychex, Inc. engages in the provision of human capital management solutions for payroll, human resources, insurance, and retirement for small and medium-sized businesses. Its solutions include payroll services, hiring services, business insurance, time and attendance, employee benefits, finance and payments, human resources services, and startup services. The company was founded by Blase Thomas Golisano in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Simmons Christopher C	VP, Controller & Treasurer	Jul 16 '25	Sale	140.98	1,843	259,826	5,723	Jul 17 04:00 PM
Schrader Robert L.	Sr. VP, CFO	Jul 16 '25	Sale	140.63	3,160	444,391	19,281	Jul 17 04:00 PM
Gibson John B	President and CEO	Jul 16 '25	Sale	141.92	12,370	1,755,550	81,755	Jul 17 04:00 PM
Gibson John B	Officer	Jul 16 '25	Proposed Sale	141.91	12,370	1,755,489		Jul 16 01:44 PM
Schrader Robert L.	Officer	Jul 16 '25	Proposed Sale	140.63	3,160	444,391		Jul 16 12:11 PM
Simmons Christopher C	Officer	Jul 16 '25	Proposed Sale	140.98	1,843	259,826		Jul 16 11:58 AM
Mucci Family Foundation	Director	Jul 14 '25	Proposed Sale	143.89	21,642	3,114,071		Jul 14 12:02 PM
MUCCI MARTIN	Chairman	Jul 10 '25	Option Exercise	60.84	435,226	26,479,150	705,978	Jul 11 05:30 PM
MUCCI MARTIN	Chairman	Jul 10 '25	Sale	145.17	97,526	14,157,849	446,917	Jul 11 05:30 PM
MUCCI MARTIN	Director	Jul 10 '25	Proposed Sale	145.17	97,526	14,158,115		Jul 10 01:58 PM
VELLI JOSEPH M	Director	Apr 15 '25	Option Exercise	47.43	11,489	544,923	82,105	Apr 16 04:30 PM
VELLI JOSEPH M	Director	Apr 15 '25	Sale	149.25	3,650	544,762	78,455	Apr 16 04:30 PM
VELLI JOSEPH M	Director	Apr 15 '25	Proposed Sale	149.25	3,650	544,763		Apr 15 11:02 AM
Gioja Michael E	Sr. Vice President	Apr 03 '25	Option Exercise	69.54	31,653	2,201,150	45,688	Apr 07 04:30 PM
Gioja Michael E	Sr. Vice President	Apr 03 '25	Sale	154.59	31,653	4,893,136	14,035	Apr 07 04:30 PM
Gioja Michael E	Officer	Apr 03 '25	Proposed Sale	154.59	31,653	4,893,185		Apr 03 10:39 AM
GOLISANO B THOMAS	10% Owner	Jan 31 '25	Proposed Sale	140.41	11,995	1,684,218		Feb 03 02:49 PM
GOLISANO B THOMAS	10% Owner	Jan 15 '25	Proposed Sale	143.72	76,790	11,036,643		Jan 15 11:53 AM
GOLISANO B THOMAS	10% Owner	Jan 10 '25	Proposed Sale	139.88	80,580	11,271,530		Jan 10 03:01 PM
GOLISANO B THOMAS	10% Owner	Nov 14 '24	Proposed Sale	145.90	2,605	380,070		Nov 14 04:57 PM
TUCCI JOSEPH M	Director	Nov 12 '24	Option Exercise	47.43	11,489	544,923	66,475	Nov 14 04:00 PM
GOLISANO B THOMAS	10% Owner	Nov 13 '24	Proposed Sale	147.80	44,190	6,531,282		Nov 13 04:34 PM
GOLISANO B THOMAS	10% Owner	Nov 12 '24	Proposed Sale	147.00	142,350	20,925,450		Nov 12 11:39 AM
GOLISANO B THOMAS	10% Owner	Oct 29 '24	Proposed Sale	140.00	7,300	1,022,000		Oct 29 03:24 PM
GOLISANO B THOMAS	10% Owner	Oct 28 '24	Proposed Sale	140.00	153,848	21,538,785		Oct 28 12:55 PM
GOLISANO B THOMAS	10% Owner	Oct 21 '24	Proposed Sale	142.00	41,985	5,961,870		Oct 21 09:11 AM
Bottini Mark Anthony	Sr. VP of Sales	Oct 16 '24	Option Exercise	47.32	46,875	2,218,125	126,621	Oct 18 04:00 PM
Bottini Mark Anthony	Sr. VP of Sales	Oct 16 '24	Sale	141.87	46,875	6,649,937	79,746	Oct 18 04:00 PM
Bottini Mark Anthony	Officer	Oct 16 '24	Proposed Sale	141.87	46,875	6,649,997		Oct 16 04:27 PM
GOLISANO B THOMAS	10% Owner	Oct 16 '24	Proposed Sale	143.50	7,143	1,025,020		Oct 15 04:55 PM

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