Paychex Inc

PAYX•NASDAQ•TECHNOLOGY

$115.20+0.81 (+0.71%)

+14.6% 30D•Market closed•Prev $114.39

+$26.12+29.3%

1 month

+18.1%

price return

Year to date

+8.6%

price return

Recent earnings

3/4

quarters beat

Big funds

8

hold this stock

News tone

Bullish

50 articles, 7 days

Key stats

Jul 27

Market cap: $40.39B
P/E: 23.2x
Forward P/E: 18.9x
Beta: 0.89
Volume: 2.97M
52-week range: $84.36 - $143.23

Analysts

What do analysts expect?

Current

$115.20

Target

$108.50

-6.70 (-5.8%) possible downside12 months

Fundamentals

Business quality, value, and expectations at a glance.

Fundamentals

Is the business strong?

Reasonably priced and profitable.

Revenue (TTM): $6.5B
Net income (TTM): $1.8B
Net margin: 26.6%
P/E: 23.22
Forward P/E: 18.94
Market cap: $40.4B

Valuation

P/S10.18
P/B10.81
Dividend yield0.0%

Quality

Operating margin38.3%
ROE40.3%
ROA10.8%

Growth

Beta0.89

Earnings

Recent earnings versus expectations

Last 8 quarters

QuarterEPS resultNext day

Q2 '26No comparison+0.4%

Q1 '26beat +2.4%+0.2%

Q4 '25beat +2.4%+2.3%

Q3 '25beat +1.7%-2.2%

Q2 '25miss -0.8%Not available

Q1 '25beat +0.7%Not available

Smart money

Filed positions and reported activity tied to this stock.

8 funds hold a position and insiders have been net selling.

Real smart money

Funds holding this stock

8 holders

Combined position$3.2B

JS
Jim Simons
Q1 2026 13F
$107.4M
position
M
Millennium
Israel Englander · Q4 2025 13F
$43.1M
position
GA
Gotham Asset
Q4 2025 13F
$40.1M
position
BG
Baillie Gifford & Co
Q1 2026 13F
$29.8M
position
MW
Marshall Wace
Q1 2026 13F
$19.2M
position

Show all 8 holders

B
BlackRock
Q1 2026 13F
$2.6B
position
JC
JPMorgan Chase
Q1 2026 13F
$255.4M
position
FL

Insiders

What insiders are doing

3 trades · 6 mo

Sold$724K

Sells (3)

SR
Schrader Robert L.
Sr. VP, CFO · Jul 21
$299K
sold
TJ
Tucci Joseph M
Dir · Jun 30
$384K
sold

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Coverage gaps for PAYXNo recent market-voice mention

Technicals

Trend, range, and the price levels that matter.

Technicals

Price structure

This stock is in a strong uptrend, and looks overbought after a fast run-up.

Trend

Strong uptrend

85 / 100

RSI 14

78overbought

20D volatility

33%annualized

52-week range

$115.20

$84.36$143.23

20D support

$93.02recent floor

20D resistance

$117.72recent ceiling

Returns

5D +4.0%20D +17.3%60D +24.9%

Price vs moving averages

SMA20 +9.6%SMA50 +15.2%SMA200 +12.5%

Volume pace

1.11xvs prior 20D

News

Recent coverage and its overall tone.

News

What the news says

50 articles · 7 days

Coverage leans bullish

21 bullish · 22 neutral · 7 bearish

Tone of tracked coverage

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NeutralJul 24
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Leans bullishJul 24
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BullishJul 24

Q4 '24beat +1.8%Not available

Q3 '24beat +1.8%Not available

Q2 '26No comparison

EPS not reportedNext day +0.4%

Q1 '26beat +2.4%

$1.71 actualNext day +0.2%

Q4 '25beat +2.4%

$1.26 actualNext day +2.3%

Q3 '25beat +1.7%

$1.22 actualNext day -2.2%

Q2 '25miss -0.8%

$1.19 actualNext day not available

Q1 '25beat +0.7%

$1.49 actualNext day not available

Q4 '24beat +1.8%

$1.14 actualNext day not available

Q3 '24beat +1.8%

$1.16 actualNext day not available

FMR LLC

Q1 2026 13F

$97.6M

position

RE

Roaldsen Elizabeth

Sr. Vice President · May 15

$41K

sold