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Paychex (PAYX)

(Delayed Data from NSDQ)

$126.48 USD

126.48
1,725,846

+1.60 (1.28%)

Updated Aug 27, 2026 03:59 PM ET

After-Market: $126.47 -0.01 (-0.01%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.80%
2Buy18.13%
3Hold10.19%
4Sell5.73%
5Strong Sell3.17%
S&P50011.53%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value B Growth F Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 31% (85 out of 248)

Industry: Internet - Software

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Zacks News

Zacks Equity Research

G vs. PAYX: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

by Zacks Equity Research

G vs. PAYX: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

Zacks Equity Research

Paychex (PAYX) Up 3.5% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

by Zacks Equity Research

Paychex (PAYX) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.

Zacks Equity Research

ATTO or PAYX: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

by Zacks Equity Research

ATTO vs. PAYX: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

Zacks Equity Research

Paylocity Releases W-4 Readiness Kit to Serve Clients' Needs

by Zacks Equity Research

Paylocity (PCTY) launches W-4 Readiness Kit for easy customer compliance with the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) new W-4, Employee's Withholding Certificate.

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Disappointing Near-Term Outlook for Outsourcing Industry

by Sanjana Goswami

Rising talent costs due to competition and increasing U.S. protectionism act as major impediments to growth of outsourcing stocks in the United States.

Zacks Equity Research

Here's Why Investors Should Hold on to Paychex (PAYX) Stock

by Zacks Equity Research

Paychex's (PAYX) investments in sales, marketing, service and technology are contributing significantly toward revenue growth and operating efficiency improvement.

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Paychex (PAYX) Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates in Q2

by Zacks Equity Research

Paychex (PAYX) second-quarter fiscal 2020 earnings and revenues increase on a year-over-year basis.

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Paychex (PAYX) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

by Zacks Equity Research

Paychex (PAYX) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 2.94% and 0.43%, respectively, for the quarter ended November 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Zacks Equity Research

Paychex (PAYX) to Report Q2 Earnings: What's in the Offing?

by Zacks Equity Research

Paychex's (PAYX) second-quarter fiscal 2020 earnings and revenues are expected to have increased year over year.

Zacks Equity Research

Paychex (PAYX) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release

by Zacks Equity Research

Paychex (PAYX) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.