Target Price | $148.67 |
Price | $156.09 |
Deviation | 4.76% |
Number of Estimates | 12 |
12 Analysts have issued a price target Paychex 2026 . The average Paychex target price is $148.67. This is 4.76% lower than the current stock price. The highest price target is $158.00 1.22% , the lowest is $132.00 15.43% . | |
A rating was issued by 19 analysts: 1 Analysts recommend Paychex to buy, 14 to hold and 4 to sell. | |
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis. | |
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Paychex stock has an average upside potential 2026 of 4.76% . Most analysts recommend the Paychex stock at Hold. |
8 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Paychex 2025 . The average Paychex sales estimate is $5.5b . This is 1.12% higher than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $5.5b 1.25% , the lowest is $5.5b 0.94% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics:
2024 | $5.3b | 5.42% |
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2025 | $5.5b | 4.21% |
2026 | $5.8b | 5.37% |
2027 | $6.1b | 5.75% |
8 Analysts have issued an Paychex EBITDA forecast 2025. The average Paychex EBITDA estimate is $2.5b . This is 1.72% higher than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $2.6b 3.14% , the lowest is $2.5b 0.86% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:
2024 | $2.4b | 8.16% |
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2025 | $2.5b | 5.72% |
2026 | $2.7b | 7.58% |
2027 | $2.9b | 7.35% |
2024 | 45.28% | 2.61% |
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2025 | 45.93% | 1.43% |
2026 | 46.90% | 2.11% |
2027 | 47.61% | 1.51% |
7 Paychex Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average Paychex net profit estimate is $1.8b . This is 2.92% higher than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $1.8b 3.92% , the lowest is $1.8b 2.47% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:
2024 | $1.7b | 8.55% |
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2025 | $1.8b | 5.94% |
2026 | $1.9b | 6.24% |
2027 | $2.0b | 6.72% |
2024 | 32.03% | 2.97% |
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2025 | 32.56% | 1.67% |
2026 | 32.83% | 0.83% |
2027 | 33.13% | 0.91% |
7 Analysts have issued a Paychex forecast for earnings per share. The average Paychex EPS is $4.97 . This is 3.33% higher than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest EPS forecast is $5.02 4.37% , the lowest is $4.95 2.91% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
2024 | $4.67 | 8.60% |
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2025 | $4.97 | 6.42% |
2026 | $5.28 | 6.24% |
2027 | $5.64 | 6.82% |
Current | 32.45 | 19.90% |
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2025 | 31.40 | 3.24% |
2026 | 29.55 | 5.89% |
2027 | 27.69 | 6.29% |
Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the Paychex stock is valued at an EV/Sales of 10.08 and an P/S ratio of 10.22 .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
Current | 10.19 | 21.31% |
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2025 | 10.08 | 1.10% |
2026 | 9.57 | 5.09% |
2027 | 9.04 | 5.44% |
Current | 10.34 | 20.49% |
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2025 | 10.22 | 1.11% |
2026 | 9.70 | 5.09% |
2027 | 9.17 | 5.44% |
Analyst | Rating | Action | Date |
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Barclays |
Equal-Weight
➜
Equal-Weight
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Unchanged | Mar 31 2025 |
Stifel |
Hold
➜
Hold
|
Unchanged | Mar 27 2025 |
Morgan Stanley |
Equal-Weight
➜
Equal-Weight
|
Unchanged | Mar 27 2025 |
Citigroup |
Neutral
➜
Neutral
|
Unchanged | Mar 27 2025 |
UBS |
Neutral
➜
Neutral
|
Unchanged | Mar 04 2025 |
Barclays |
Equal-Weight
➜
Equal-Weight
|
Unchanged | Dec 23 2024 |
RBC Capital |
Sector Perform
➜
Sector Perform
|
Unchanged | Dec 20 2024 |
Analyst Rating | Date |
---|---|
Unchanged
Barclays:
Equal-Weight
➜
Equal-Weight
|
Mar 31 2025 |
Unchanged
Stifel:
Hold
➜
Hold
|
Mar 27 2025 |
Unchanged
Morgan Stanley:
Equal-Weight
➜
Equal-Weight
|
Mar 27 2025 |
Unchanged
Citigroup:
Neutral
➜
Neutral
|
Mar 27 2025 |
Unchanged
UBS:
Neutral
➜
Neutral
|
Mar 04 2025 |
Unchanged
Barclays:
Equal-Weight
➜
Equal-Weight
|
Dec 23 2024 |
Unchanged
RBC Capital:
Sector Perform
➜
Sector Perform
|
Dec 20 2024 |
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