Paychex Stock News

Paychex's NASDAQ: PAYX stock price declined in 2025 over valuation and growth concerns but seems to have bottomed out. FQ1 results sparked a buy-the-dip, indicating a rebound is likely.

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Paychex remains a 'hold', despite strong Q1 results and successful Paycor integration, as valuation is not yet compelling. Q1 revenue grew 16.8% year-over-year, driven by both the Paycor acquisition and organic growth in core HR and PEO solutions. Adjusted EPS and profitability metrics exceeded expectations, prompting management to raise 2026 EPS growth guidance to 9-11%.

Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX ) Q1 2026 Earnings Call September 30, 2025 9:30 AM EDT Company Participants Robert Schrader - Senior VP & CFO John Gibson - President, CEO & Director Conference Call Participants Jared Levine - TD Cowen, Research Division Mark Marcon - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division Samad Samana - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Tien-Tsin Huang - JPMorgan Chase...

Paychex, Inc. stock now trades at a ~12% discount to intrinsic value, offering a compelling long-term investment opportunity after recent declines. PAYX's strong revenue growth is driven by the Paycor acquisition, robust margins, and strategic investments in AI and HR technologies. Despite a declining ROIC and an elevated payout ratio, PAYX's consistent dividend growth and 3.5% yield remain att...

Shares of Paychex (PAYX -2.96%) fell as much as 7.4% on Tuesday morning but were down about 4% as of 11 a.m. ET after the payroll, benefits, and human-resources manager reported fiscal first-quarter results.

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $PAYX #employmenttrends--According to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch for September, job growth among U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees remains largely unchanged over the last year. The Small Business Jobs Index, a primary component of the Paychex report that measures the pace of job growth using payroll data from the company's s...

HR software provider Paychex on Tuesday reported higher expenses in the first quarter overshadowing a lift to its annual earnings forecast, and dragging the company's shares down 6.2% in early trading.