Paychex Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation
Paychex Classifications & Recommendation:
Paychex Target price
| Target price | $121.27 |
| Course | $118.38 |
| Price potential | 2.44% |
| Number of estimates | 15 |
| 15 Analysts have issued a price target Paychex 2025 . The average Paychex target price is $121.27. This is 2.44% higher than the current share price. The highest price target is $130.00 9.82% , the lowest is $110.00 7.08% . | |
| A rating was issued by 20 analysts: 1 Analysts recommend Paychex to buy, 16 to hold and 3 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 share has an average upside potential 2025 of 2.44% . Most analysts recommend the Paychex share at Hold. |
Sales and margin forecast 2025, 2026 & 2027
15 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Paychex 2025 . The average Paychex sales estimate is $5.5b . This is 4.60% higher than the turnover of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $5.5b 5.06% , the lowest is $5.5b 3.90% .
This results in the following potential growth figures:
Sales forecast
| 2024 | $5.3b | 5.42% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.5b | 4.60% |
| 2026 | $5.8b | 5.58% |
| 2027 | $6.1b | 5.43% |
10 Analysts have issued an Paychex EBITDA forecast 2025. The average Paychex EBITDA estimate is $2.5b . This is 7.42% higher than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $2.6b 9.42% , the lowest is $2.5b 6.04% .
This results in the following potential growth figures and future EBITDA margins:
EBITDA forecast
| 2024 | $2.4b | 6.38% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5b | 7.42% |
| 2026 | $2.7b | 6.07% |
| 2027 | $2.8b | 6.39% |
EBITDA margin
| 2024 | 44.53% | 0.91% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.73% | 2.69% |
| 2026 | 45.95% | 0.48% |
| 2027 | 46.36% | 0.89% |
12 Paychex Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average Paychex net profit estimate is $1.8b . This is 6.70% higher than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $1.8b 8.14% , the lowest is $1.7b 3.64% .
This results in the following potential growth figures and future net margins:
Net profit forecast
| 2024 | $1.7b | 8.60% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.8b | 6.70% |
| 2026 | $1.9b | 6.03% |
| 2027 | $2.0b | 6.58% |
Net margin
| 2024 | 31.86% | 3.02% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.50% | 2.01% |
| 2026 | 32.63% | 0.40% |
| 2027 | 32.99% | 1.10% |
Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales forecast 2025, 2026 & 2027
12 Analysts have issued a Paychex forecast for earnings per share. The average Paychex <a href=/blog/eps>EPS is $4.98 . This is 6.64% higher than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest <a href=/blog/eps>EPS forecast is $5.05 8.14% , the lowest is $4.84 3.64% .
This results in the following potential growth figures and future valuations:
Earnings per share
| 2024 | $4.67 | 8.60% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.98 | 6.64% |
| 2026 | $5.28 | 6.02% |
| 2027 | $5.63 | 6.63% |
P/E ratio
| Current | 25.36 | 5.48% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.76 | 6.31% |
| 2026 | 22.41 | 5.68% |
| 2027 | 21.02 | 6.20% |
Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the Paychex share is valued at an <a href=/blog/ev-sales-einfach-erklaert>EV/Sales of 7.59 and an <a href=/blog/kurs-umsatz-verhaeltnis-kuv-einfach-erklaert>P/S ratio of 7.72 .
This results in the following potential growth figures and future valuations:
EV/Sales
| Current | 7.94 | 0.51% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.59 | 4.36% |
| 2026 | 7.19 | 5.29% |
| 2027 | 6.82 | 5.15% |
P/S ratio
| Current | 8.07 | 0.23% |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.72 | 4.40% |
| 2026 | 7.31 | 5.29% |
| 2027 | 6.93 | 5.15% |
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