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We have scored 33 news catalysts on Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) over the past 12 months. The biggest single-day move next to one of them came Feb 11, 2026, when PAYX closed −4.2%: “Here Are The Most Overvalued And Undervalued U.S. Tech Stocks”. Coverage across the window leans positive (average ticker sentiment +0.30). Most of the impact sits in institutional appeal and sector technology.
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Market cap
37.2B
P/E
—
EPS
—
Beta
0.81
52W range
85.45-130.32
Day range
103.25–110.50
Open
109.37
Prev close
114.53
Volume
8M
Avg volume
3.1M
Dividend
4.54
IPO
1983-08-26
Analysts publish price targets on PAYX, and they disagree. Where the share price actually sits among them shows which of their arguments the market is buying — and which it is ignoring.
5 analyst price targets from $98 to $115
as of 2026-09-06
The market is 12% above the median target — more optimistic than the analysts.
The reconstruction
Daily OHLCV with SMA overlays and session pivots. Draw your levels and trendlines on it, or ask the AI analyst what the price is reacting to.
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Founded in 1971 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, Paychex, Inc. delivers comprehensive human capital management (HCM) solutions. The company primarily serves small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the United States, Europe, and India, addressing their needs in human resources, payroll administration, employee benefits, and insurance. Its diverse service portfolio includes: Payroll Management: Encompassing core payroll processing, payroll tax administration, employee payment facilitation, and ensuring compliance with regulations like new-hire reporting and garnishment processing. Human Resources Solutions: Providing support for employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and even the availability of professionally trained on-site HR representatives. Retirement Services: Offering full administration for retirement plans, which covers implementation, ongoing adherence to government regulations, reporting for both participants and employers, online access capabilities, electronic funds transfers, and other administrative tasks. Cloud-based HR Software: A suite of software products designed for efficient HR administration, including tools for benefits management, time and attendance tracking, digital communication, recruitment, and onboarding processes. Additional Business Services: This category features plan administration outsourcing, state unemployment insurance services, and various support functions for SMBs such as payroll funding and outsourcing (including payroll processing, invoicing, and tax preparation), payment processing solutions, financial wellness programs, and a resource center for small business loans. Insurance Offerings: Providing both property and casualty coverage, which includes workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cybersecurity protection, and commercial auto insurance, alongside health and benefits coverage like medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Paychex primarily distributes its services through its dedicated direct sales team.
The price sits 12% above the median published target and above every analyst model, meaning the market is already paying for a more optimistic outcome than any sell-side analyst has formally endorsed.
What the disagreement turns on
Whether the Management Solutions segment can sustain growth above the 5.7% annual rate the price requires, which can be tracked via segment revenue history but cannot be settled by the wired consumer or traffic data.
The price pays for
It declines to pay for
Written by a language model from the published models, the reported segments and a reverse-DCF — not a recommendation, and not a house view.
Claim by claim
Computed at $122 on 2026-09-06 — the quote has since moved -14%, so read this as a record of what was priced in then, not now.
