Stock Research: Paychex

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Paychex

NasdaqGS:PAYX US7043261079
27
  • Value
    53
  • Growth
    55
  • Safety
    Safety
    34
  • Combined
    36
  • Sentiment
    38
  • 360° View
    360° View
    27
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Company Description

Paychex, Inc. is a human capital management (HCM) company offering technology and advisory services. It operates in human resources, employee benefit solutions, insurance, and payroll. Paychex serves small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States and parts of Europe. In the last fiscal year, the company had 19000 employees, a market cap of $50708 millions, profits of $5052 millions, and revenue of $5572 millions.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 27 (better than 27% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Paychex are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Paychex. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 55, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 55% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 53 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 53% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 34 which means that the share price of Paychex is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 66% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 38, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 62% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Index
Dividends USA
Employee Focus US
SDG 1
SDG 3
SDG 4
SDG 8
NASDAQ 100
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S&P 500
The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
34 41 26 37
Growth
55 25 59 51
Safety
Safety
53 98 86 84
Sentiment
38 70 79 81
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360° View
27 61 78 79
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
1 7 9 19
Opinions Change
50 50 50 99
Pro Holdings
n/a 86 90 30
Market Pulse
89 100 87 94
Sentiment
38 70 79 81
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
34 41 26 37
Growth
55 25 59 51
Safety Safety
53 98 86 84
Combined
36 41 52 61
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
26 38 20 23
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
9 11 5 13
Price vs. Book (P/B)
14 14 12 14
Dividend Yield
98 96 98 100
Value
34 41 26 37
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
55 45 38 25
Profit Growth
41 29 64 44
Capital Growth
50 23 44 44
Stock Returns
59 59 59 95
Growth
55 25 59 51
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
35 75 82 78
Refinancing
36 47 27 25
Liquidity
94 100 98 96
Safety Safety
53 98 86 84

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