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Paychex Inc (PAYX)

Paychex Inc (PAYX)
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Market News and Commentary

Paychex Stock: Is PAYX Underperforming the Technology Sector?

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX), headquartered in Rochester, New York, provides integrated human capital management solutions (HCM) for payroll, benefits, human resources (HR), and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses. With a market cap of $36.2 billion, the company's services range from calculating payroll and filing tax payments to administering retirement plans and workers' compensation.

Companies worth $10 billion or more are generally described as “large-cap stocks,” and PAYX perfectly fits that description, with its market cap exceeding this mark, underscoring its size, influence, and dominance within the software - application industry. PAYX excels due to its decades-long experience in HR and...

Fundamentals

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  • Market Capitalization, $K 35,286,456
  • Shares Outstanding, K 358,967
  • Annual Sales, $ 5,572 M
  • Annual Income, $ 1,657 M
  • EBIT $ 2,237 M
  • EBITDA $ 2,706 M
  • 60-Month Beta 0.91
  • Price/Sales 6.50
  • Price/Cash Flow 15.99
  • Price/Book 9.33

Options Overview Details

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  • Implied Volatility 39.64% (-1.65%)
  • Historical Volatility 35.36%
  • IV Percentile 97%
  • IV Rank 89.28%
  • IV High 42.22% on 03/06/26
  • IV Low 18.13% on 08/08/25
  • Expected Move (DTE 9) 4.46 (4.69%)
  • Put/Call Vol Ratio 0.77
  • Today's Volume 711
  • Volume Avg (30-Day) 2,345
  • Put/Call OI Ratio 0.78
  • Today's Open Interest 41,317
  • Open Int (30-Day) 39,381
  • Expected Range 90.66 to 99.58

Analyst Rating / Earnings Estimates

Current Rating
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Hold
Based on 18 analysts offering recommendations.
Earnings Estimates - Current Qtr 02/28/26
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  • Average Estimate 1.68
  • Number of Estimates 6
  • High Estimate 1.70
  • Low Estimate 1.67
  • Prior Year 1.49
  • Growth Rate Est. (year over year) +12.75%

Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
86.89 +9.47%
on 02/24/26
101.02 -5.84%
on 03/06/26
-3.91 (-3.95%)
since 02/10/26
3-Month
86.89 +9.47%
on 02/24/26
117.83 -19.27%
on 12/17/25
-17.76 (-15.73%)
since 12/10/25
52-Week
86.89 +9.47%
on 02/24/26
161.24 -41.01%
on 06/06/25
-59.40 (-38.44%)
since 03/10/25

Most Recent Stories

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Paychex Wins Two 2026 Lighthouse Tech Awards

Paychex Flex® and Paycor® platforms recognized as industry-leading HCM solutions

PAYX : 95.12 (-3.23%)
Paychex Stock: Is PAYX Underperforming the Technology Sector?

Paychex has significantly underperformed the Technology sector over the past year, and analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

PAYX : 95.12 (-3.23%)
XLK : 139.76 (unch)
ADP : 217.37 (-2.54%)
HR Software Stocks Q4 Highlights: Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX)

HR Software Stocks Q4 Highlights: Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX)

PAYX : 95.12 (-3.23%)
U.S. Small Business Wage Growth Remains Steady in February

Hourly earnings growth remains below three percent for the 16th consecutive month

PAYX : 95.12 (-3.23%)
SoundHound AI, Paychex, LiveRamp, Palo Alto Networks, and Q2 Holdings Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know

SoundHound AI, Paychex, LiveRamp, Palo Alto Networks, and Q2 Holdings Shares Skyrocket, What You Need To Know

SOUN : 7.90 (-3.89%)
RAMP : 29.04 (-2.16%)
PAYX : 95.12 (-3.23%)
QTWO : 51.26 (-2.82%)
PANW : 165.58 (+0.29%)
Paychex Unveils Cutting-Edge AI and Agentic Workforce Management Solutions

Paycor® Smart Scheduler and Paychex Flex® Time innovations streamline workforce planning

PAYX : 95.12 (-3.23%)
1 Profitable Stock with Exciting Potential and 2 We Brush Off

1 Profitable Stock with Exciting Potential and 2 We Brush Off

CELH : 45.03 (+3.97%)
PAYX : 95.12 (-3.23%)
BHE : 54.29 (+0.65%)
Paychex Stock: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish?

As Paychex has underperformed relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautious outlook on the stock’s prospects.

XLI : 170.02 (-0.54%)
PAYX : 95.12 (-3.23%)
$SPX : 6,781.48 (-0.21%)
2 Oversold Stocks Primed to Rebound and 1 We Question

2 Oversold Stocks Primed to Rebound and 1 We Question

TW : 124.83 (-1.37%)
PAYX : 95.12 (-3.23%)
TEAM : 78.01 (-4.91%)
U.S. Small Business Employment Trends Hold Steady to Start 2026

According to the January Paychex Small Business Employment Watch , job and wage growth trends among U.S. small businesses remained consistent to start 2026. The Small Business Jobs Index...

PAYX : 95.12 (-3.23%)

Barchart Technical Opinion

The Barchart Technical Opinion rating is a 88% Sell with a Strongest short term outlook on maintaining the current direction.

Long term indicators fully support a continuation of the trend.

Relative Strength just crossed below 50%. The market is indicating support for a bearish trend.

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Business Summary

Paychex, Inc. is a recognized leader in the payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing industry, with a steadfast commitment to success and a record of achievement that continues a tradition of delivering excellence. The company offers an ever-growing variety of payroll and human resource products...

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 101.47
2nd Resistance Point 99.82
1st Resistance Point 97.47
Last Price 95.12
1st Support Level 93.47
2nd Support Level 91.82
3rd Support Level 89.47

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52-Week High 161.24
Fibonacci 61.8% 132.84
Fibonacci 50% 124.07
Fibonacci 38.2% 115.29
Last Price 95.12
52-Week Low 86.89

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