After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Software – Application industry segment, falling under the Technology sector. The current market capitalization of Paychex Inc is $42.25B. A total of 4.89 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.67M shares.
In the most recent transaction, B. Thomas Golisano Revocable L bought 302,050 shares of PAYX for 125.23 per share on Oct 24 ’25. In a previous transaction on Jul 16 ’25, Simmons Christopher C sold 1,843 shares at 140.98 per share. PAYX shares that VP, Controller & Treasurer owns now total 5,723.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Schrader Robert L. disposed of 3,160 shares on Jul 16 ’25 at a per-share price of $140.63. This resulted in the Sr. VP, CFO holding 19,281 shares of PAYX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Gibson John B sold 12,370 shares at $141.92 per share on Jul 16 ’25. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 81,755.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Paychex Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.51%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.33.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PAYX has a high of $161.24 and a low of $119.02.
As of this writing, PAYX has an earnings estimate of $1.23 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 16.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.26 per share and a lower estimate of $1.21. The company reported an EPS of $1.14 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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 $11.03, 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 2.67.
