After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
PAYX belongs to the Technology sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Software – Application industry. The current market capitalization of Paychex Inc is $52.74B. A total of 1.7 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.13M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Simmons Christopher C sold 1,843 shares of PAYX for 140.98 per share on Jul 16 ’25. After the transaction, the VP, Controller & Treasurer now owns 5,723 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 16 ’25, Schrader Robert L. sold 3,160 shares at 140.63 per share. PAYX shares that Sr. VP, CFO owns now total 19,281.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Gibson John B disposed of 12,370 shares on Jul 16 ’25 at a per-share price of $141.92. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 81,755 shares of PAYX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Gibson John B bought 12,370 shares at $141.91 per share on Jul 16 ’25.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Paychex Inc pays an annual dividend of $5.10, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.48%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.97.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PAYX has a high of $161.24 and a low of $122.07.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. 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 $11.45, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.09B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after 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 2.75.
