Target Price | $140.46 |
Price | $144.13 |
Deviation | 2.55% |
Number of Estimates | 13 |
13 Analysts have issued a price target Paychex 2026 . The average Paychex target price is $140.46. This is 2.55% lower than the current stock price. The highest price target is $155.00 7.54% , the lowest is $120.00 16.74% . | |
A rating was issued by 20 analysts: 1 Analysts recommend Paychex to buy, 15 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 2.55% . Most analysts recommend the Paychex stock at Hold. |
13 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Paychex 2025 . The average Paychex sales estimate is $5.5b . This is 2.72% higher than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $5.5b 2.96% , the lowest is $5.5b 2.58% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics:
2024 | $5.3b | 5.42% |
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2025 | $5.5b | 4.50% |
2026 | $5.8b | 5.50% |
2027 | $6.1b | 5.60% |
10 Analysts have issued an Paychex EBITDA forecast 2025. The average Paychex EBITDA estimate is $2.5b . This is 6.05% higher than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $2.6b 7.17% , the lowest is $2.5b 5.13% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:
2024 | $2.4b | 6.38% |
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2025 | $2.5b | 7.71% |
2026 | $2.7b | 6.13% |
2027 | $2.8b | 5.98% |
2024 | 44.53% | 0.91% |
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2025 | 45.90% | 3.07% |
2026 | 46.18% | 0.61% |
2027 | 46.34% | 0.35% |
9 Paychex Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average Paychex net profit estimate is $1.8b . This is 5.52% higher than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $1.8b 5.85% , the lowest is $1.8b 4.84% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:
2024 | $1.7b | 8.60% |
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2025 | $1.8b | 7.32% |
2026 | $1.9b | 5.79% |
2027 | $2.0b | 6.55% |
2024 | 31.86% | 3.02% |
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2025 | 32.72% | 2.70% |
2026 | 32.81% | 0.28% |
2027 | 33.10% | 0.88% |
9 Analysts have issued a Paychex forecast for earnings per share. The average Paychex EPS is $5.01 . This is 5.47% higher than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest EPS forecast is $5.03 5.89% , the lowest is $4.98 4.84% .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
2024 | $4.67 | 8.60% |
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2025 | $5.01 | 7.28% |
2026 | $5.30 | 5.79% |
2027 | $5.65 | 6.60% |
Current | 30.33 | 12.88% |
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2025 | 28.76 | 5.18% |
2026 | 27.18 | 5.49% |
2027 | 25.51 | 6.14% |
Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the Paychex stock is valued at an EV/Sales of 9.33 and an P/S ratio of 9.41 .
This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:
Current | 9.58 | 15.14% |
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2025 | 9.33 | 2.63% |
2026 | 8.84 | 5.22% |
2027 | 8.37 | 5.30% |
Current | 9.66 | 14.57% |
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2025 | 9.41 | 2.65% |
2026 | 8.92 | 5.22% |
2027 | 8.44 | 5.31% |
Analyst | Rating | Action | Date |
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UBS |
Neutral
➜
Neutral
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Unchanged | Mar 04 2025 |
Barclays |
Equal-Weight
➜
Equal-Weight
|
Unchanged | Dec 23 2024 |
RBC Capital |
Sector Perform
➜
Sector Perform
|
Unchanged | Dec 20 2024 |
JP Morgan |
Underweight
➜
Underweight
|
Unchanged | Nov 19 2024 |
Stifel |
Hold
➜
Hold
|
Unchanged | Oct 02 2024 |
Jefferies |
Hold
➜
Hold
|
Unchanged | Oct 02 2024 |
Morgan Stanley |
Equal-Weight
➜
Equal-Weight
|
Unchanged | Oct 02 2024 |
Analyst Rating | Date |
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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 |
Unchanged
JP Morgan:
Underweight
➜
Underweight
|
Nov 19 2024 |
Unchanged
Stifel:
Hold
➜
Hold
|
Oct 02 2024 |
Unchanged
Jefferies:
Hold
➜
Hold
|
Oct 02 2024 |
Unchanged
Morgan Stanley:
Equal-Weight
➜
Equal-Weight
|
Oct 02 2024 |
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