Paychex Inc. (PAYX) Social Stream



Paychex Inc. (PAYX): $142.86

0.46 (+0.32%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

B

Sentiment

Quality

A

PAYCHEX INC (PAYX) Price Targets From Analysts

The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering PAYX.

Date Number of Analysts Highest Target Price Lowest Target Price Average Target Price Current Price Upside Potential
2021-10-06 16 $125 $94 $111.428 $117.85 -5.45%
2021-12-23 16 $145 $94 $121.428 $117.85 3.04%
2022-01-06 16 $145 $94 $123.214 $117.85 4.55%
2022-01-12 16 $145 $94 $124.285 $117.85 5.46%
2022-03-24 16 $145 $94 $124.357 $117.85 5.52%
2022-03-30 16 $145 $94 $124.357 $117.85 5.52%
2022-04-01 16 $151 $101 $131.428 $117.85 11.52%
2022-04-06 16 $151 $101 $132.857 $117.85 12.73%
2022-04-29 12 $151 $101 $132.857 $117.85 12.73%
2022-05-23 12 $151 $101 $132.142 $117.85 12.13%
2022-06-22 12 $145 $101 $131.357 $117.85 11.46%
2022-08-13 13 $135 $101 $124.083 $117.85 5.29%
2022-08-16 13 $135 $101 $124.583 $117.85 5.71%
2022-09-25 13 $135 $115 $126.727 $117.85 7.53%
2022-12-22 13 $132 $119 $126 $117.85 6.92%
2022-12-26 13 $140 $115 $123.636 $117.85 4.91%
2023-01-03 13 $140 $114 $122.166 $117.85 3.66%
2023-02-24 13 $140 $110 $121.75 $117.85 3.31%
2023-03-29 13 $140 $105 $121.333 $117.85 2.96%
2023-03-31 13 $140 $105 $121.5 $117.85 3.1%
2023-04-03 14 $140 $105 $120.333 $117.85 2.11%
2023-06-06 14 $140 $105 $119.923 $117.85 1.76%
2023-06-14 14 $140 $105 $119.769 $117.85 1.63%
2023-06-30 14 $140 $105 $118.916 $117.85 0.9%
2023-07-03 13 $125 $105 $116.833 $117.85 -0.86%
2023-07-05 14 $125 $105 $116.166 $117.85 -1.43%
2023-08-11 13 $126 $105 $117 $117.85 -0.72%
2023-08-18 14 $126 $105 $117 $117.85 -0.72%
2023-08-23 14 $130 $105 $117.538 $117.85 -0.26%
2023-09-01 14 $134 $105 $119.076 $117.85 1.04%
2023-09-27 15 $134 $105 $119.076 $117.85 1.04%
2023-11-24 15 $134 $106 $119.538 $117.85 1.43%
2023-11-28 16 $134 $106 $120.384 $117.85 2.15%
2023-12-13 16 $134 $106 $121.071 $117.85 2.73%
2023-12-20 16 $134 $106 $122.571 $117.85 4.01%
2023-12-22 16 $134 $103 $122.357 $117.85 3.82%
2023-12-26 16 $134 $105 $122.285 $117.85 3.76%
2023-12-27 16 $130 $105 $121.846 $117.85 3.39%
2023-12-29 16 $130 $105 $121.461 $117.85 3.06%

The Trend in the Analyst Price Target


PAYX's average price target has moved down $4.54 over the prior 15 months.

Over the past 49 weeks, PAYX's average upside potential has been 1.14%.

Date Number of Analysts Highest Target Price Lowest Target Price Average Target Price Share Price Upside Potential
2023-02-24 13 140 110 121.750 110.98 9.7%
2023-07-26 13 126 105 117.000 127.75 -8.41%
2023-10-30 15 134 106 119.538 110.57 8.11%
2023-11-13 15 134 106 119.538 114.48 4.42%
2023-12-26 16 134 105 122.285 120.18 1.75%

PAYX Broker Recommendations Summary

Average Broker Rating Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell Analysts Issuing Recs
3.19 0 0 14 1 1 16

The Trend in the Broker Recommendations


PAYX's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.18 over the prior 19 months.

The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.

  • In the context of all US stocks, PAYCHEX INC's average analyst price target is greater than 3302.51% of them.
  • In terms of how PAYCHEX INC fares relative to all US stocks, note that its number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 3190.17% of that group.
  • In terms of how PAYCHEX INC fares relative to Business Services stocks, note that its variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -647.24% of that group.
  • PAYX has a higher upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) than 1241.79% of Business Services stocks.

In the Business Services industry, ZM, PINS, and SNAP are the three stocks most similar to PAYCHEX INC regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.

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