Paychex (PAYX): Exploring Valuation After a 20% Share Price Drop Despite Growing Earnings [Yahoo! Finance]
Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)
Last paychex, inc. earnings: 3/25 08:15 am
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That disconnect raises some interesting questions for investors. See our latest analysis for Paychex. The recent slide in Paychex's share price, including a 12.7% 3 month share price return, has pulled its 1 year total shareholder return close to 20% lower. This suggests sentiment is fading even as fundamentals keep improving. If this shift in sentiment has you rethinking your watchlist, it could be a good time to explore fast growing stocks with high insider ownership as potential next wave opportunities. With earnings still climbing and the share price sliding, Paychex now trades at a sizable discount to some valuation estimates. The key question is whether this weakness is an overlooked entry point or simply the market sensibly pricing in slower future growth. With Paychex last closing at $108.60 against a narrative fair value near $122, the gap in expectations centers on how growth and margins evolve. The analysts have a consensus price target of $146.583 for Paychex b
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- Assessing Paychex (PAYX) Valuation After Earnings Beat And New US$1b Buyback In A Soft Employment Backdrop [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Paychex Announces $1 Billion Stock Repurchase Authorization and Declares Quarterly Dividend [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Paychex (PAYX) Sold Off 10% Despite Strong Earnings [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Paychex announces new up to $1B stock buyback program [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
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- 12/19/25 - Beat
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- 1/16/26 - Form 4
- 1/5/26 - Form 4
- 1/5/26 - Form 4
- PAYX's page on the SEC website