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PAYX

Paychex Inc

Jul 01 • 11:05AM ET

147.45

Dollar change +1.99
Percentage change 1.37	%

Technology • Software - Application • USA • NASD

Peers: ADP INTU PAYC PCTY FIS GPN XYZ TNET WEX

| Held by: VTI VOO SCHD QQQ VUG SPY IVV VIG QUAL XLI

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Index	NDX, S&P 500	P/E	32.20	EPS (ttm)	4.58	Insider Own	10.56%	Shs Outstand	360.50M	Perf Week	-3.15%
Market Cap	53.11B	Forward P/E	24.95	EPS next Y	5.91	Insider Trans	-0.09%	Shs Float	322.15M	Perf Month	-6.62%
Enterprise Value	56.40B	PEG	3.74	EPS next Q	1.23	Inst Own	79.32%	Short Float	3.83%	Perf Quarter	-4.43%
Income	1.66B	P/S	9.53	EPS this Y	9.78%	Inst Trans	0.66%	Short Ratio	5.60	Perf Half Y	3.37%
Sales	5.57B	P/B	12.88	EPS next Y	8.11%	ROA	12.30%	Short Interest	12.35M	Perf YTD	5.16%
Book/sh	11.45	P/C	31.04	EPS next 5Y	8.62%	ROE	41.80%	52W High	161.24 -8.55%	Perf Year	25.13%
Cash/sh	4.75	P/FCF	30.19	EPS past 3/5Y	6.09% 8.53%	ROIC	18.98%	52W Low	115.40 27.77%	Perf 3Y	20.44%
Dividend Est.	4.31 (2.92%)	EV/EBITDA	23.17	Sales past 3/5Y	6.51% 6.64%	Gross Margin	72.35%	Volatility	3.07% 1.86%	Perf 5Y	106.34%
Dividend TTM	4.02 (2.73%)	EV/Sales	10.12	EPS Y/Y TTM	-1.91%	Oper. Margin	39.92%	ATR (14)	3.31	Perf 10Y	202.15%
Dividend Ex-Date	May 12, 2025	Quick Ratio	1.39	Sales Y/Y TTM	5.56%	Profit Margin	29.74%	RSI (14)	44.68	Recom	3.21
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	13.22% 10.14%	Current Ratio	1.28	EPS Q/Q	-21.90%	SMA20	-2.82%	Beta	0.87	Target Price	149.00
Payout	87.77%	Debt/Eq	1.21	Sales Q/Q	10.21%	SMA50	-2.65%	Rel Volume	1.42	Prev Close	145.46
Employees	16500	LT Debt/Eq	1.12	Earnings	Jun 25 BMO	SMA200	1.22%	Avg Volume	2.21M	Price	147.45
IPO	Aug 26, 1983	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	-0.07% -1.08%	Trades		Volume	881,206	Change	1.37%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Mar-18-20	Downgrade	Citigroup	Buy → Neutral
Jan-14-20	Resumed	Citigroup	Buy
Sep-11-19	Initiated	Cowen	Market Perform
Aug-15-19	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight → Underweight	$77 → $74

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Paychex, Inc. provides 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
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
Schrader Robert L.	Sr. VP, CFO	Oct 15 '24	Option Exercise	85.46	13,015	1,112,262	30,377	Oct 17 04:00 PM
Schrader Robert L.	Sr. VP, CFO	Oct 15 '24	Sale	142.35	13,015	1,852,673	17,362	Oct 17 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
Schrader Robert L.	Officer	Oct 15 '24	Proposed Sale	142.35	13,015	1,852,711		Oct 15 11:37 AM
Gioja Michael E	Sr. Vice President	Oct 09 '24	Option Exercise	57.24	26,428	1,512,739	40,943	Oct 10 04:00 PM
Gioja Michael E	Sr. Vice President	Oct 09 '24	Sale	139.03	26,428	3,674,285	14,515	Oct 10 04:00 PM
Gioja Michael E	Officer	Oct 09 '24	Proposed Sale	139.03	26,428	3,674,339		Oct 09 01:38 PM
Gioja Michael E	Sr. Vice President	Oct 04 '24	Option Exercise	57.24	14,731	843,202	29,246	Oct 08 04:00 PM
Gioja Michael E	Sr. Vice President	Oct 04 '24	Sale	139.18	14,731	2,050,261	14,515	Oct 08 04:00 PM
Gioja Michael E	Officer	Oct 04 '24	Proposed Sale	139.18	14,731	2,050,312		Oct 04 04:48 PM
DOODY JOSEPH	Director	Aug 26 '24	Option Exercise	70.37	8,641	608,067	9,402	Aug 28 04:00 PM
DOODY JOSEPH	Director	Aug 26 '24	Sale	130.69	8,641	1,129,292	761	Aug 28 04:00 PM
DOODY JOSEPH	Director	Aug 26 '24	Proposed Sale	130.69	8,641	1,129,309		Aug 26 10:52 AM
Simmons Christopher C	VP, Controller & Treasurer	Aug 16 '24	Sale	125.34	2,344	293,797	5,215	Aug 19 04:00 PM
Simmons Christopher C	Officer	Aug 16 '24	Proposed Sale	125.34	2,344	293,797		Aug 16 02:22 PM
FLASCHEN DAVID J S	Director	Aug 05 '24	Option Exercise	71.64	14,434	1,034,026	14,024	Aug 06 04:00 PM
FLASCHEN DAVID J S	Director	Aug 05 '24	Sale	125.21	14,434	1,807,252	5,383	Aug 06 04:00 PM
Mucci Family Foundation	Director	Aug 06 '24	Proposed Sale	125.10	19,554	2,446,205		Aug 05 03:53 PM
FLASCHEN DAVID J S	Director	Aug 05 '24	Proposed Sale	125.21	14,434	1,807,257		Aug 05 11:19 AM
FLASCHEN DAVID J S	Director	Jul 26 '24	Option Exercise	57.20	9,615	549,978	14,998	Jul 30 04:00 PM
FLASCHEN DAVID J S	Director	Jul 26 '24	Sale	125.60	9,615	1,207,644	5,383	Jul 30 04:00 PM
FLASCHEN DAVID J S	Director	Jul 26 '24	Proposed Sale	125.60	9,615	1,207,678		Jul 26 04:35 PM
Bottini Mark Anthony	Sr. VP of Sales	Jul 24 '24	Sale	123.60	8,954	1,106,714	79,232	Jul 25 04:00 PM
Gibson John B	President and CEO	Jul 15 '24	Sale	119.53	12,670	1,514,445	55,745	Jul 17 04:00 PM
MUCCI MARTIN	Chairman	Jul 02 '24	Option Exercise	47.32	105,311	4,983,317	504,146	Jul 03 04:00 PM
MUCCI MARTIN	Chairman	Jul 02 '24	Sale	116.76	85,858	10,024,982	437,345	Jul 03 04:00 PM
FLASCHEN DAVID J S	Director	Aug 24 '24	Buy	122.31	45	5,556	6,289	Mar 08 04:00 PM

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