Why Paychex, Inc.’s (PAYX) Stock Is Down 5.92%
As of Thursday, July 30, Paychex, Inc.’s PAYX share price has dipped by 5.92%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Michael Rose
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| Share Statistics | PAYX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $41,550.0 | $1,193.9 | 92% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 358.2 | 39.0 | 85% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 89.2% | 87.3% | 57% |
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| Float (Mil) | 319.1 | 33.7 | 80% |
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| Beta | 0.81 | 0.80 | 48% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 2,563 | 342 | 86% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(11.6%) | 70.5% | 40% |
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| Growth | PAYX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 9.9% | 7.6% | 58% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 9.9% | 8.0% | 55% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 10.0% | 11.8% | 47 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 11.9% | 0.0% | 97% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (57.6%) | (13.8%) | 5% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
| Current EPS | $1.321 | $5.962 | $6.396 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.323 | $5.981 | $6.385 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.309 | $5.896 | $6.320 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 12.3% | 21.9% | 39.3% | |
| Financials | PAYX | Industry Median |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $6,512 | $1,344 | 78% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1,760 | $43 | 91% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $4.904 | $1.100 | 86% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $2,557 | $174 | 90% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($1,250) | $0 | 3% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $4,608 | $349 | 84% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $46,813 | $1,809 | 92% |
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| Valuation | PAYX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 11.12 | 2.54 | 92% |
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| P/E | 23.9 | 23.6 | 62% |
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| Dividend Yield | 4.1% | 0.0% | 90% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 2.4 | 1.3 | 74% |
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| Ratios | PAYX | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 74.3% | 36.4% | 84% |
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| Net Margin | 27.0% | 3.6% | 85% |
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| ROA | 10.8% | 3.3% | 88% |
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| ROE | 44.8% | 8.6% | 92% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 76.9% | 58.9% | 72% |
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| F-Score | 7 | 5 | 82% |
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Paychex, Inc. did not pass any screens on 9/16/2026.
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