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The price of Paychex Inc (NASDAQ: PAYX) closed at $115.11 in the last session, down -1.64% from day before closing price of $117.03. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.94 million shares were traded. PAYX stock price reached its highest trading level at $116.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $113.47.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PAYX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.07 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.85. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.27 and its Current Ratio is at 1.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.26 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.16.
On October 22, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $128.
On October 07, 2025, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Equal-Weight rating and target price of $135.Stephens initiated its Equal-Weight rating on October 07, 2025, with a $135 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 24 ’25 when B. Thomas Golisano Revocable L bought 302,050 shares for $125.23 per share.
Simmons Christopher C sold 1,843 shares of PAYX for $259,826 on Jul 16 ’25. The VP, Controller & Treasurer now owns 5,723 shares after completing the transaction at $140.98 per share. On Jul 16 ’25, another insider, Schrader Robert L., who serves as the Sr. VP, CFO of the company, sold 3,160 shares for $140.63 each. As a result, the insider received 444,391 and left with 19,281 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PAYX now has a Market Capitalization of 41427415040 and an Enterprise Value of 44778115072. As of this moment, Paychex’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.15 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.729 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.039.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PAYX is 0.93, which has changed by -0.16263592 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18286073 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PAYX has reached a high of $161.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $116.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.76%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.54%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PAYX traded on average about 2.73M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2897590 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 359.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 322.14M. Insiders hold about 10.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.22% stake in the company. Shares short for PAYX as of 1760486400 were 12809383 with a Short Ratio of 4.70, compared to 1757894400 on 13161668. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12809383 and a Short% of Float of 3.9800000000000004.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PAYX is 4.12, which was 4.12 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03520465. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.64. The current Payout Ratio is 87.81% for PAYX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-05-23 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of Paychex Inc (PAYX) is underway, with the input of 16.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.66, with high estimates of $1.7 and low estimates of $1.58.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.55 and $5.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.47. EPS for the following year is $5.9, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $6.03 and $5.76.
Revenue Estimates
According to 13 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.55B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.56B to a low estimate of $1.55B. As of. The current estimate, Paychex Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.32BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.8B. There is a high estimate of $1.85B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.76B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PAYX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.56B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $6.48B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $6.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $5.57BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.03B and the low estimate is $6.75B.
