Paychex Inc (NASDAQ: PAYX)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.44 in comparison to its previous close of 152.52, however, the company has experienced a -2.42% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-19 that Besides Wall Street’s top -and-bottom-line estimates for Paychex (PAYX), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended May 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in Paychex Inc (NASDAQ: PAYX) Right Now?
Paychex Inc (NASDAQ: PAYX) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 31.26x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.91. Opinions on the stock are mixed, 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 at present, short sellers hold a 3.85% of that float. On June 20, 2025, the average trading volume of PAYX was 2.02M shares.
PAYX’s Market Performance
PAYX’s stock has seen a -2.42% decrease for the week, with a -4.98% drop in the past month and a 1.89% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.76%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.84% for Paychex Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.75% for PAYX’s stock, with a 3.60% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 -0.67% 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 -6.77% 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 9.83. 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 sum up, Paychex Inc (PAYX) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
