The stock of Paychex Inc (PAYX) has seen a -3.32% decrease in the past week, with a 1.55% gain in the past month, and a 6.23% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.96% for PAYX. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.84% for PAYX’s stock, with a 6.59% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Paychex Inc (NASDAQ: PAYX) Right Now?
Paychex Inc (NASDAQ: PAYX) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 32.04x compared to its average ratio. PAYX has 36-month beta value of 0.91. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for PAYX is 322.15M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.85% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of PAYX on June 12, 2025 was 2.05M shares.
PAYX) stock’s latest price update
Paychex Inc (NASDAQ: PAYX) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -0.81 compared to its previous closing price of 155.31. However, the company has seen a fall of -3.32% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-09 that 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.
Analysts’ Opinion of PAYX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PAYX stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for PAYX by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for PAYX in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $123 based on the research report published on December 22, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PAYX reach a price target of $126, previously predicting the price at $107. The rating they have provided for PAYX stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on December 14th, 2023.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to PAYX, setting the target price at $120 in the report published on November 07th of the previous year.
PAYX Trading at 2.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PAYX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -4.46% of loss for the given period.
#####
#####
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PAYX starting from VELLI JOSEPH M, who sale 3,650 shares at the price of $149.25 back on Apr 15 ’25. After this action, VELLI JOSEPH M now owns 78,455 shares of Paychex Inc, valued at $544,762 using the latest closing price.
VELLI JOSEPH M, the Director of Paychex Inc, proposed sale 3,650 shares at $149.25 during a trade that took place back on Apr 15 ’25, which means that VELLI JOSEPH M is holding shares at $544,763 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PAYX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.42 for the present operating margin
- 0.72 for the gross margin
The net margin for Paychex Inc stands at 0.32. The total capital return value is set at 0.42. Equity return is now at value 44.25, with 14.35 for asset returns.
Based on Paychex Inc (PAYX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.21. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 44.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.43 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.28. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.07. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.92for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.39.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Paychex Inc (PAYX) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
