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As a NASDAQ listed company, PAYX falls under the Technology sector while operating within the Software – Application industry segment. The current market capitalization of Paychex Inc. is $51.23B. A total of 1.43 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.76M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Gioja Michael E sold 26,428 shares of PAYX for 139.03 per share on Oct 09 ’24. After the transaction, the Sr. Vice President now owns 14,515 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 09 ’24, Gioja Michael E bought 26,428 shares at 139.03 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Gioja Michael E disposed of 14,731 shares on Oct 04 ’24 at a per-share price of $139.18. This resulted in the Sr. Vice President holding 14,515 shares of PAYX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Gioja Michael E bought 14,731 shares at $139.18 per share on Oct 04 ’24.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Paychex Inc. pays an annual dividend of $3.74, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.63%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.33. PAYX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/7/2024 when it declared a $0.98 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/27/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/29/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/8/2024. The PAYX stock dividend was $0.98 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PAYX has a high of $142.04 and a low of $106.27.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. PAYX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.22B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $881.20M in debt and $5.27B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $10.70, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.09B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PAYX is Buy with a score of 2.72.
