At the time of writing, Paychex Inc [PAYX] stock is trading at $145.91, down -0.94%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The PAYX shares have gain 0.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.31%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Paychex Inc [NASDAQ: PAYX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 10, 2025, when BMO Capital Markets initiated its Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $160. Previously, TD Cowen downgraded its rating to Market Perform on December 22, 2023, and dropped its price target to $123. On December 14, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $126 on the stock. UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and suggested a price target of $120 on November 07, 2023. RBC Capital Mkts initiated its recommendation with a Sector Perform and recommended $130 as its price target on September 05, 2023. UBS started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on June 02, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $115. In a note dated April 03, 2023, BofA Securities downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $119 to $105.
For the past year, the stock price of Paychex Inc fluctuated between $122.07 and $161.24. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $154.8 within the next 12 months. Paychex Inc [NASDAQ: PAYX] shares were valued at $145.91 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.09% based on the average PAYX price forecast.
Analyzing the PAYX fundamentals
According to Paychex Inc [NASDAQ:PAYX], the company’s sales were 5.57B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 10.21% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.72% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.4%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.39%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.3%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.41 and Total Capital is 0.23. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.11.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 144.93 points at the first support level, and at 143.96 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 147.44, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 148.98.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Paychex Inc [NASDAQ:PAYX] has a current ratio of 1.28. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.28, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.23. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 9.43, the price to book ratio is 12.74 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 31.87.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Simmons Christopher C, VP, Controller & Treasurer, that happened on Jul 16 ’25 when 1843.0 shares were sold. Sr. VP, CFO, Schrader Robert L. completed a deal on Jul 16 ’25 to sell 3160.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO Gibson John B sold 12370.0 shares on Jul 16 ’25.
