Paychex
PAYX
Market cap $49.7B

138.04 USD

-0.46

0.33%

At close Aug 26, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

138.04

+0.00

0.00%

1 day

-0.33%

5 days

-1.32%

1 month

-5.62%

3 months

-13.17%

6 months

-7.52%

Year to date

-0.33%

1 year

6.03%

5 years

82.01%

10 years

209.37%

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 2025, the company had 800,000 clients and almost 2.5 million worksite employees across its ASO and PEO.

Employees: 19,000

Technology Software - Application

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Funds holding %

of 7,433 funds

0

Analysts bullish %

of 8 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $248M | Put options by funds: $222M

0.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.61% [Q1] → 76.85% (-0.76%) [Q2]

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 587 | Existing positions reduced: 603

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 108 | Existing positions closed: 116

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,679 [Q1] → 1,630 (-49) [Q2]

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $43.1B [Q1] → $40.3B (-$2.86B) [Q2]

32% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 [Q1] → 21 (-10) [Q2]

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Research analyst outlook

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

Low target

$140

1%

upside

Avg. target

$151

10%

upside

High target

$165

20%

upside

8 analyst ratings

0 positive

0%

7 neutral

88%

1 negative

13%

Citigroup Peter Christiansen	7%upside $148	Neutral Maintained	21 Aug 2025
JP Morgan Tien-Tsin Huang	11%upside $153	Underweight Maintained	14 Aug 2025
BMO Capital Daniel Jester	16%upside $160	Market Perform Initiated	10 Jul 2025
Morgan Stanley James Faucette	7%upside $148	Equal-Weight Maintained	27 Jun 2025
Stifel David Grossman	10%upside $152	Hold Maintained	26 Jun 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 5 articles about PAYX published over the past 30 days

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CNBC Television

Paychex CEO John Gibson: Small business labor market remains fundamentally stable and resilient

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

Paychex CEO John Gibson: Small business labor market remains fundamentally stable and resilient

U.S. Small Business Job Growth Remains Stable in July

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $PAYX #employmenttrends--Job growth among U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees is holding steady, according to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch for July. The national Small Business Jobs Index, a primary component of the report that measures the pace of small business job growth across the country, has increased 0.17 percentage points to 99.82 in July. Meanwhile, hourly earnings growth for small business workers has maintained a consistent trend, remaining belo.

U.S. Small Business Job Growth Remains Stable in July

Zacks Investment Research

Paychex (PAYX) Up 3.8% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

Paychex (PAYX) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

Paychex (PAYX) Up 3.8% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

The Motley Fool

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Paychex Again Named to Selling Power's “60 Best Companies to Sell For” 2025 List

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paychex, Inc., an industry-leading human capital management (HCM) company, has been named to the Selling Power “60 Best Companies to Sell For” 2025 list. This marks the 12th time the company has been included on the publication's annual list, demonstrating Paychex's ongoing commitment to developing talent, investing in innovative solutions, and driving consistent sales excellence. "It's a true honor to be recognized by Selling Power again for being one of the b.

Paychex Again Named to Selling Power's “60 Best Companies to Sell For” 2025 List

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Paychex and SoFi at Work Join Forces to Expand Financial Well-being Offerings

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paychex, Inc., an industry-leading human capital management (HCM) company, announced today a new partnership with SoFi, a one stop shop for digital finance solutions, to bring the financial well-being resources and solutions of SoFi at Work to users of Paychex Flex® Perks. Through Paychex's digital marketplace of curated employee benefits, employees of Paychex customers can seamlessly connect to SoFi's solutions to support their journey to financial independenc.

Paychex and SoFi at Work Join Forces to Expand Financial Well-being Offerings

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