Paychex, Inc. · NASDAQ (us_market)
Technology · Software - Application · United States
Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for payroll, employee benefits, human resources (HR), and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, and India. It offers payroll processing services; payroll tax administration services; employee payment services; and regulatory compliance services. The company provides retirement solutions, such as plan implementation, ongoing compliance with government regulations, employee and employer reporting, participant and employer online access, electronic funds transfer, and other administrative services; HCM solutions from recruiting and hiring to retirement; and talent management and talent acquisition services. In addition, it offers payroll solutions, including calculation, preparation, and delivery of employee payroll checks; production of internal accounting records and management reports; preparation of federal, state, and local payroll tax returns; and collection and remittance of clients' payroll obligations. Further, the company provides workforce management solutions; benefits administration solutions; digital marketplace for earned wages, financial wellness solutions, and voluntary lifestyle benefits; HR support to non-payroll clients through HR Partner Plus solution; and insurance services for property and casualty coverage, such as workers' compensation, business-owner policies, cyber security protection, and commercial auto, as well as health and benefits coverage, including health, dental, vision, and life. Additionally, it offers payroll, employer compliance, HR and employee benefits administration, risk management outsourcing, and both virtual and on-site availability of a professionally trained HR representative, and other solutions to businesses. It markets and sells its services primarily through its direct sales force. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
| Event Period | Drawdown | Buy Point (Bottom) | Sell Point (Peak) | ticker.setupCols.buyScore | ticker.setupCols.sellScore | Max Return | Algo Return |
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DROP2025-10-14$128.59 RISE2026-02-23$87.39 PEAK2026-03-06$100.85 143d | -32.0% 132d | 2026-02-13 $94.38 | 2026-03-06 $100.85 | 66Deep Value | 64Watch | +15.4% 11d | +6.9% Held 21d |
DROP2022-08-18$139.16 RISE2022-10-12$108.00 PEAK2022-12-02$125.98 106d | -22.4% 55d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +16.6% 51d | Missed |
DROP2022-04-06$141.23 RISE2022-06-17$113.00 PEAK2022-08-18$139.16 134d | -20.0% 72d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +23.2% 62d | Missed |
DROP2021-12-29$137.38 RISE2022-01-27$111.60 PEAK2022-04-06$141.23 98d | -18.8% 29d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +26.6% 69d | Missed |
DROP2020-02-20$90.23 RISE2020-05-13$61.91 PEAK2020-06-08$80.32 109d | -31.4% 83d | 2020-03-18 $63.30 | 2020-06-08 $80.32 | 76Deep Value | 61Watch | +29.7% 26d | +26.9% Held 82d |
DROP2020-02-20$90.23 RISE2020-03-23$50.39 PEAK2020-06-08$80.32 109d | -44.2% 32d | 2020-03-18 $63.30 | 2020-06-08 $80.32 | 76Deep Value | 61Watch | +59.4% 77d | +26.9% Duplicate trade Held 82d |
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q1 behind us, let’s have a look at Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) and its peers.
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Paychex (NasdaqGS:PAYX) has launched WISE, an AI-powered intelligence and automation platform for its HR and payroll solutions. WISE introduces AI agents, predictive analytics, and multi-channel assistance as a broad upgrade to the company’s existing tools. For you as an investor watching HR and payroll services, WISE signals a shift in how Paychex (NasdaqGS:PAYX) is positioning its platform in a market where automation and AI are becoming core expectations. The company operates in a space...
Paychex (NasdaqGS:PAYX) has launched WISE, an AI-powered intelligence and automation platform for its HR and payroll solutions. WISE introduces AI agents, predictive analytics, and multi-channel assistance as a broad upgrade to the company’s existing tools. For you as an investor watching HR and payroll services, WISE signals a shift in how Paychex (NasdaqGS:PAYX) is positioning its platform in a market where automation and AI are becoming core expectations. The company operates in a space...
PAYX gains 7.9% over the past month as SaaS demand, AI-driven HR tools and expanding PEO services support its growth outlook.
PAYX gains 7.9% over the past month as SaaS demand, AI-driven HR tools and expanding PEO services support its growth outlook.
As Paychex has underperformed relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautious outlook on the stock’s prospects.
As Paychex has underperformed relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautious outlook on the stock’s prospects.
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Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) J.P.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 19, 2026--Paychex, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAYX), an industry-leading human capital management (HCM) company, today announced Workforce Intelligence Strengthened by Expertise (WISE), the AI-powered intelligence solution transforming business operations with embedded context-aware intelligence, expert-enabled guidance, and autonomous execution. With Paychex’s five decades of trusted data and human expertise at its core, WISE transforms AI from a passive tool to expert-designed agentic
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| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYX | +4.26% | +2.90% | -13.55% | -38.59% |
| XLK | +18.01% | +36.89% | +32.68% | +65.45% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | -13.75% | -34.00% | -46.23% | -104.04% |
| Fund | Style | Shares | Value | % of Port | Change vs. last quarter | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StateStreet | passive | 14.05M | $1.29B | 0.04% | Unchanged | 2026-03-31 |
| CapResearch | fundamental | 2.10M | $193.38M | 0.03% | Added+9.4% | 2026-03-31 |
| RenTech | quant | 1.17M | $107.43M | 0.17% | Added+6.6% | 2026-03-31 |
| FidelityFMR | fundamental | 1.06M | $97.63M | 0.01% | Added+58.3% | 2026-03-31 |
| Wellington | fundamental | 92.6K | $8.53M | 0.00% | Added+13.9% | 2026-03-31 |
| TwoSigma | quant | 49.8K | $4.59M | 0.00% | Trimmed-83.3% | 2026-03-31 |
| Citadel | multi-strat | 10.8K | $994.90K | 0.00% | New | 2026-03-31 |
| TRowePrice | fundamental | 631.8K | $58.20K | 0.01% | Trimmed-1.9% | 2026-03-31 |
| Filed | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Roaldsen Elizabeth | Sr. Vice President | S Open-market sale | 459 | $90.00 | −$41.3K |
| 2026-05-12 | VELLI JOSEPH M | Director | M Option exercise(deriv) | 10,220 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-05-12 | VELLI JOSEPH M | Director | M Option exercise | 10,220 | $60.59 | +$619.2K |
| 2026-05-08 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% Owner | G Gift | 109,300 | $91.27 | −$9.98M |
| 2026-05-05 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% Owner | G Gift | 163,930 | $93.21 | −$15.28M |
| 2026-04-17 | Argiropoulos Mason | VP, Chief HR Officer | F Tax withholding | 79 | $90.26 | −$7.1K |
| 2026-04-03 | BERGSTROM RYAN NORMAN | Chief Product Officer | F Tax withholding | 1,374 | $90.91 | −$124.9K |
| 2026-04-03 | ANTE ADAM BROOKS | Sr. Vice President, Paycor | F Tax withholding | 2,249 | $90.91 | −$204.5K |
| 2026-03-04 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% Owner | G Gift | 1,104 | $93.65 | −$103.4K |
| 2026-02-05 | BONADIO TOM | Director | P Open-market purchase | 1,000 | $98.50 | +$98.5K |
| 2026-02-05 | DOODY JOSEPH | Director | P Open-market purchase | 1,000 | $98.76 | +$98.8K |
| 2026-02-02 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% Owner | G Gift | 26,130 | $102.13 | −$2.67M |
| 2026-01-26 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% Owner | G Gift | 9,390 | $107.17 | −$1.01M |
| 2026-01-23 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% Owner | G Gift | 239,845 | $107.77 | −$25.85M |
| 2026-01-16 | Parodi Chad C | SVP, HCM, PEO & Insurance | F Tax withholding | 347 | $110.51 | −$38.3K |
| 2026-01-05 | BERGSTROM RYAN NORMAN | Chief Product Officer | F Tax withholding | 1,438 | $112.18 | −$161.3K |
| 2026-01-05 | ANTE ADAM BROOKS | Sr. Vice President, Paycor | F Tax withholding | 1,811 | $112.18 | −$203.2K |
| 2025-12-29 | MUCCI MARTIN | Chairman | G Gift | 8,277 | $114.36 | −$946.6K |
| 2025-12-03 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% Owner | G Gift | 923 | $111.41 | −$102.8K |
| 2025-11-12 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% Owner | G Gift | 234,276 | $111.40 | −$26.10M |
| 2025-11-12 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% Owner | G Gift | 212,980 | $111.45 | −$23.74M |
| 2025-10-30 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% Owner | G Gift | 200 | $123.87 | −$24.8K |
| 2025-10-24 | GOLISANO B THOMAS | 10% Owner | G Gift | 302,050 | $127.54 | −$38.52M |
| 2025-10-17 | WILSON KARA | Director | A Grant / award(deriv) | 3,061 | $127.52 | +$390.3K |
| 2025-10-17 | WILSON KARA | Director | A Grant / award | 725 | — | +$0 |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25upcoming | 1.31 | — | — |
| 2026-03-25 | 1.67 | 1.71 | +2.31% |
| 2025-12-19 | 1.23 | 1.26 | +2.40% |
| 2025-09-30 | 1.20 | 1.22 | +1.42% |
| 2025-06-25 | 1.20 | 1.19 | -0.66% |
| 2025-03-26 | 1.48 | 1.49 | +0.70% |
| 2024-12-19 | 1.12 | 1.14 | +1.51% |
| 2024-10-01 | 1.14 | 1.16 | +1.97% |
| 2024-06-26 | 1.10 | 1.12 | +1.83% |
| 2024-04-02 | 1.37 | 1.38 | +0.91% |
| 2023-12-21 | 1.07 | 1.08 | +0.59% |
| 2023-09-27 | 1.12 | 1.14 | +1.74% |
| 2023-06-29 | 0.97 | 0.97 | +0.08% |
| 2023-03-29 | 1.24 | 1.29 | +4.00% |
| 2022-12-22 | 0.96 | 0.99 | +3.01% |
| 2022-09-28 | 0.97 | 1.03 | +6.11% |