After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Software – Application industry segment. The current market capitalization of Paychex Inc is $39.43B. A total of 2.31 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.85M shares.
In the most recent transaction, B Thomas Golisano Revocable Li bought 234,276 shares of PAYX for 111.40 per share on Nov 12 ’25. In a previous transaction on Nov 12 ’25, B. Thomas Golisano Revocable L bought 212,980 shares at 111.40 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, B. Thomas Golisano Revocable L acquired of 302,050 shares on Oct 24 ’25 at a per-share price of $125.23. In another insider transaction, Simmons Christopher C sold 1,843 shares at $140.98 per share on Jul 16 ’25. Company shares held by the VP, Controller & Treasurer now total 5,723.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Paychex Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.22, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.85%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.57.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PAYX has a high of $161.24 and a low of $109.07.
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
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $11.03, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.09B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 2.65.
