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Stocks Info
Paychex Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Technology sector while operating in the Software – Application industry. The current market capitalization of Paychex Inc is $57.26B. A total of 1.76 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.22M shares.
In the most recent transaction, VELLI JOSEPH M sold 3,650 shares of PAYX for 149.25 per share on Apr 15 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 78,455 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 15 ’25, VELLI JOSEPH M bought 3,650 shares at 149.25 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Gioja Michael E disposed of 31,653 shares on Apr 03 ’25 at a per-share price of $154.59. This resulted in the Sr. Vice President holding 14,035 shares of PAYX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Gioja Michael E bought 31,653 shares at $154.59 per share on Apr 03 ’25.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Paychex Inc pays an annual dividend of $4.02, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.53%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.06. PAYX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.89% when it declared a $1.08 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 5/12/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 2/7/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 2.8%. The PAYX stock dividend was $0.98 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PAYX has a high of $158.37 and a low of $115.40.
As of this writing, PAYX has an earnings estimate of $1.2 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 15.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.22 per share and a lower estimate of $1.18.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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 $11.43, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.09B.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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 2.71.
