Paychex
PAYX
Market cap $55.2B

153.22 USD

-0.27

0.18%

At close Jun 13, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

153.00

-0.22

0.14%

1 day

-0.18%

5 days

-3.71%

1 month

1.30%

3 months

6.73%

6 months

8.68%

Year to date

10.63%

1 year

24.90%

5 years

104.16%

10 years

222.64%

About: Paychex is a technology company providing human capital management solutions, enabling clients to better implement payroll, talent, time, tax, and benefits administration. It has a diverse set of product offerings addressing client needs. Aside from its traditional cloud-based payroll and HCM software offering, which accounts for close to half of total revenue, the company provides outsourcing options. Paychex's administrative service organization and professional employer organization accounts generate over 40% of sales. The balance of revenue is generated through retirement services, insurance solutions, and other products. In fiscal 2024, the company had 745,000 clients and over 2.3 million worksite employees across its ASO and PEO.

Employees: 16,500

Technology Software - Application

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Funds holding %

of 7,296 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 5 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 161 | Existing positions closed: 67

30% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 [Q4 2024] → 30 (+7) [Q1 2025]

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $309M | Put options by funds: $251M

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $40.3B [Q4 2024] → $43B (+$2.74B) [Q1 2025]

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,605 [Q4 2024] → 1,660 (+55) [Q1 2025]

0.11% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.62% [Q4 2024] → 77.51% (-0.11%) [Q1 2025]

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 569 | Existing positions reduced: 624

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Research analyst outlook

5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$142

7%

downside

Avg. target

$155

1%

upside

High target

$165

8%

upside

5 analyst ratings

0 positive

0%

5 neutral

100%

0 negative

0%

RBC Capital Ashish Sabadra	8%upside $165	Sector Perform Maintained	3 Jun 2025
Barclays Ramsey El-Assal	1%upside $155	Equal-Weight Maintained	31 Mar 2025
Morgan Stanley James Faucette	7%downside $142	Equal-Weight Maintained	27 Mar 2025
Citigroup Peter Christiansen	3%upside $158	Neutral Maintained	27 Mar 2025
Stifel Bryan Bergin	2%upside $156	Hold Maintained	27 Mar 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 10 articles about PAYX published over the past 30 days

Paychex, Inc. Schedules Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Conference Call for June 25, 2025

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX) will release financial results for its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter ended May 31, 2025 before the financial markets open on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. The company will host a conference call at 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, to review the results for the quarter. Participating in this call will be John Gibson, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Bob Schrader, Chief Financial Officer. The conference call will be webcas.

Paychex, Inc. Schedules Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Conference Call for June 25, 2025

Paychex Named to Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces 2025

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paychex, Inc. was named one of America's Greatest Workplaces 2025 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group recognized companies following a comprehensive assessment that involved employee interviews, company reviews, publicly accessible data, and an analysis of over 120 key performance indicators. For more than 50 years, Paychex has been a purpose-driven organization whose employees work together to help businesses of all size.

Paychex Named to Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces 2025

Paychex Keeps Paying Dividends, And Will Grow Bigger After Paycor Buyout

Paychex gets upgrades to a buy, since my last coverage calling it a hold, despite the stock trading near a 5-year high and elevated P/E valuation. The company boasts sector-leading profit margins, conservative balance sheet risk, and a proven track record of dividend growth in 10 years. I expect further modest price upside over the next three years.

Paychex Keeps Paying Dividends, And Will Grow Bigger After Paycor Buyout

Paychex Launches New Experience for Accountants

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paychex, Inc., an industry-leading human capital management (HCM) company, has introduced a new portal designed to provide accountants with quick access to critical client data, reporting, and insights for their business clients that use Paychex Flex®. Paychex Partner Pro redefines the way accountants can manage a book of business by providing proactive insights in a centralized view to help streamline workflows and strengthen client advisory services (CAS). “P.

Paychex Launches New Experience for Accountants

CNBC Television

Paychex CEO: We're not seeing the wage increases we were seeing a year ago

Paychex CEO John Gibson said on Tuesday that although the job market is still "pretty healthy," employers are offering less-inflated wages compared to what they were offering during the pandemic.

Paychex CEO: We're not seeing the wage increases we were seeing a year ago

U.S. Small Business Job Growth Remains Largely Unchanged in May

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $PAYX #employmenttrends--In May, job growth in U.S. small businesses remained largely unchanged from April, according to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch. The Small Business Jobs Index, which is a primary component of Paychex's monthly employment report for businesses with fewer than 50 employees, has continued to show steady, flat employment growth throughout 2025. Meanwhile, hourly earnings growth for U.S. small business workers reached a four-year low at 2.77% in May. “De.

U.S. Small Business Job Growth Remains Largely Unchanged in May

CNBC Television

Paychex CEO John Gibson: Small businesses are 'a little frozen' right now

Paychex CEO John Gibson joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest data from Paychex's Small Business Jobs Index.

Paychex CEO John Gibson: Small businesses are 'a little frozen' right now

Will Paychex Stock Rise On Its Upcoming Earnings?

Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) is preparing to announce its earnings at the close of June. The consensus forecast anticipates earnings of approximately $1.20 per share, an increase from $1.12 in the same quarter last year, while revenues are projected to rise by about 6.5% year-over-year to $1.38 billion.

Will Paychex Stock Rise On Its Upcoming Earnings?

3 Companies That Just Raised Dividends; 2 to Buy, 1 to Avoid

In volatile markets, investors often seek the relative safety of dividend stocks. While stock prices can go up and down, there's something to be said for owning a stock that pays you to own it.

3 Companies That Just Raised Dividends; 2 to Buy, 1 to Avoid

B. Thomas Golisano, Paychex Founder, to Step Down from Company's Board of Directors

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX), an industry-leading human capital management (HCM) company, today announced that the company's Founder, B. Thomas Golisano, has decided to step down from his role as a member of the Paychex Board of Directors effective after the Board's July, 2025 meeting. Mr. Golisano, 83, established Paychex in 1971 with a vision to provide payroll support to small businesses. The company went public in 1983, and he served as President, Chief Exe.

B. Thomas Golisano, Paychex Founder, to Step Down from Company's Board of Directors

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