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PAYX Analyst Ratings

Hold

1 Buy

8 Hold

3 Sell

Based on 12 analysts giving stock ratings to

Paychex

in the past 3 months

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PAYX Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

$105.00

▲(14.18% Upside)

Based on 12 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Paychex in the last 3 months. The average price target is $105.00 with a high forecast of $140.00 and a low forecast of $90.00. The average price target represents a 14.18% change from the last price of $91.96.

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Highest Price Target$140.00

Average Price Target$105.00

Lowest Price Target$90.00

The highest, average, and lowest price target of all analysts. Click on ‘Top Analysts’ to focus on the best performers.

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts

James Faucette

Morgan Stanley

$107→$109

Hold

18.53%

Upside

Reiterated

06/30/26

Paychex price target raised to $109 from $107 at Morgan StanleyPaychex price target raised to $109 from $107 at Morgan Stanley

Ramsey El Assal

Cantor Fitzgerald

$90

Sell

-2.13%

Downside

Reiterated

06/29/26

New Sell Rating for Paychex (PAYX), the Technology Giant

Bryan Keane

Citi

$140

Buy

52.24%

Upside

Reiterated

06/25/26

Paychex (PAYX): New Buy Recommendation for This Technology Giant

Tien Tsin Huang

J.P. Morgan

$100→$105

Sell

14.18%

Upside

Assigned

06/25/26

Paychex price target raised to $105 from $100 at JPMorganPaychex price target raised to $105 from $100 at JPMorgan

Kevin Mcveigh

UBS

$100→$98

Hold

6.57%

Upside

Reiterated

06/25/26

Paychex price target lowered to $98 from $100 at UBSPaychex price target lowered to $98 from $100 at UBS

Daniel Jester

BMO Capital

$103

Hold

12.01%

Upside

Reiterated

06/25/26

Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Technology Companies: Micron (NASDAQ: MU), Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) and Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX)

Jason Kupferberg

Wells Fargo

$95

Sell

3.31%

Upside

Assigned

06/25/26

Wells Fargo Sticks to Their Sell Rating for Paychex (PAYX)

Ashish Sabadra

RBC Capital

$102

Hold

10.92%

Upside

Reiterated

06/24/26

RBC Capital Remains a Hold on Paychex (PAYX)

Jacob Smith CFA

Guggenheim

―

Hold

―

Reiterated

06/24/26

Paychex (PAYX) Gets a Hold from Guggenheim

Jared Levine

TD Cowen

$98

Hold

6.57%

Upside

Reiterated

06/24/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) and Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX)

Andrew Nicholas

William Blair

―

Hold

―

Reiterated

06/24/26

Paychex: Solid Fundamentals and Encouraging Trends Offset by Valuation, Prompting Hold Rating from Andrew Nicholas

David Grossman

Stifel Nicolaus

$110

Hold

19.62%

Upside

Reiterated

06/21/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) and Jabil (NYSE: JBL)

Mark Marcon

Robert W. Baird

$148→$125

Hold

35.93%

Upside

Reiterated

03/26/26

Paychex price target lowered to $125 from $148 at BairdPaychex price target lowered to $125 from $148 at Baird

Samad Samana

Jefferies

$110→$105

Hold

14.18%

Upside

Assigned

03/25/26

Paychex price target lowered to $105 from $110 at JefferiesPaychex price target lowered to $105 from $110 at Jefferies

Charles Nabhan

Stephens

$125

Hold

35.93%

Upside

Reiterated

01/16/26

Stephens Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Paychex (PAYX)

Analyst Type

Any

Human Analysts

Ranks

Any

Analyst Rating

Any

Upside/ Downside

Any

Action

Any

James Faucette

Morgan Stanley

$107→$109

Hold

18.53%

Upside

Reiterated

06/30/26

Paychex price target raised to $109 from $107 at Morgan StanleyPaychex price target raised to $109 from $107 at Morgan Stanley

Ramsey El Assal

Cantor Fitzgerald

$90

Sell

-2.13%

Downside

Reiterated

06/29/26

New Sell Rating for Paychex (PAYX), the Technology Giant

Bryan Keane

Citi

$140

Buy

52.24%

Upside

Reiterated

06/25/26

Paychex (PAYX): New Buy Recommendation for This Technology Giant

Tien Tsin Huang

J.P. Morgan

$100→$105

Sell

14.18%

Upside

Assigned

06/25/26

Paychex price target raised to $105 from $100 at JPMorganPaychex price target raised to $105 from $100 at JPMorgan

Kevin Mcveigh

UBS

$100→$98

Hold

6.57%

Upside

Reiterated

06/25/26

Paychex price target lowered to $98 from $100 at UBSPaychex price target lowered to $98 from $100 at UBS

Daniel Jester

BMO Capital

$103

Hold

12.01%

Upside

Reiterated

06/25/26

Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Technology Companies: Micron (NASDAQ: MU), Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) and Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX)

Jason Kupferberg

Wells Fargo

$95

Sell

3.31%

Upside

Assigned

06/25/26

Wells Fargo Sticks to Their Sell Rating for Paychex (PAYX)

Ashish Sabadra

RBC Capital

$102

Hold

10.92%

Upside

Reiterated

06/24/26

RBC Capital Remains a Hold on Paychex (PAYX)

Jacob Smith CFA

Guggenheim

―

Hold

―

Reiterated

06/24/26

Paychex (PAYX) Gets a Hold from Guggenheim

Jared Levine

TD Cowen

$98

Hold

6.57%

Upside

Reiterated

06/24/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) and Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX)

Andrew Nicholas

William Blair

―

Hold

―

Reiterated

06/24/26

Paychex: Solid Fundamentals and Encouraging Trends Offset by Valuation, Prompting Hold Rating from Andrew Nicholas

David Grossman

Stifel Nicolaus

$110

Hold

19.62%

Upside

Reiterated

06/21/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) and Jabil (NYSE: JBL)

Mark Marcon

Robert W. Baird

$148→$125

Hold

35.93%

Upside

Reiterated

03/26/26

Paychex price target lowered to $125 from $148 at BairdPaychex price target lowered to $125 from $148 at Baird

Samad Samana

Jefferies

$110→$105

Hold

14.18%

Upside

Assigned

03/25/26

Paychex price target lowered to $105 from $110 at JefferiesPaychex price target lowered to $105 from $110 at Jefferies

Charles Nabhan

Stephens

$125

Hold

35.93%

Upside

Reiterated

01/16/26

Stephens Sticks to Their Hold Rating for Paychex (PAYX)

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Best Analysts Covering Paychex

3 Months

Darrin PellerWolfe Research

Success Rate

5/10 ratings generated profit

Average Return

-1.62%

Copying Darrin Peller's trades and holding each position for 3 Months would result in 50.00% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of -1.62% per trade.

1 Year

Jason KupferbergWells Fargo

Success Rate

9/20 ratings generated profit

Average Return

-3.62%

Copying Jason Kupferberg's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 45.00% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of -3.62% per trade.

2 Years

Jason KupferbergWells Fargo

Success Rate

12/20 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+0.71%

Copying Jason Kupferberg's trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 60.00% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +0.71% per trade.

The Best Analyst Covering tool allows you to follow the analysts who have the best success rates and average returns on a specific stock. Only analysts that gave a Buy or Sell rating on the stock in the past 12 months are eligible for inclusion in this tool. Follow the analysts of your choice to receive real-time updates when they publish a new rating.

PAYX Analyst Recommendation Trends

Rating

Feb 26

Mar 26

Apr 26

May 26

Jun 26

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

total

In the current month, PAYX has received 2 Buy Ratings, 16 Hold Ratings, and 5 Sell Ratings. PAYX average Analyst price target in the past 3 months is 105.00.

Each month's total comprises the sum of three months' worth of ratings.

PAYX Financial Forecast

PAYX Earnings Forecast

Next quarter’s earnings estimate for PAYX is $1.32 with a range of $1.30 to $1.35. The previous quarter’s EPS was $1.32. PAYX beat its EPS estimate ― of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 67.47% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year PAYX has Performed in-line its overall industry.

PAYX Sales Forecast

Next quarter’s sales forecast for PAYX is $1.63B with a range of $1.62B to $1.63B. The previous quarter’s sales results were $1.61B. PAYX beat its sales estimates ― of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 71.75% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year PAYX has Performed in-line its overall industry.

PAYX Stock Forecast FAQ

What is PAYX’s average 12-month price target, according to analysts?

Based on analyst ratings, Paychex’s 12-month average price target is 105.00.

What is PAYX’s upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target?

Paychex has 14.18% upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target.

Can I see which stocks the top-ranking analysts are rating?

Yes, go to the Analysts’ Top Stocks tool to see stocks with a Strong Buy or Strong Sell analyst rating consensus, according to the top performers.

How can I follow the stock ratings of top Wall Street analysts?

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Is PAYX a Buy, Sell or Hold?

Paychex has a consensus rating of Hold which is based on 1 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings and 3 sell ratings.

What is Paychex’s price target?

The average price target for Paychex is 105.00. This is based on 12 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
The highest analyst price target is $140.00 ,the lowest forecast is $90.00. The average price target represents 14.18% Increase from the current price of $91.96.

What do analysts say about Paychex?

Paychex’s analyst rating consensus is a Hold. This is based on the ratings of 12 Wall Streets Analysts.

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Paychex (PAYX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

PAYX Analyst Ratings

PAYX Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts​

Best Analysts Covering Paychex

PAYX Analyst Recommendation Trends

PAYX Financial Forecast

PAYX Earnings Forecast

PAYX Sales Forecast

PAYX Stock Forecast FAQ

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts