PAYX Paychex
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Next earnings: Fri 18 Dec 2026 · estimated
What 22 analyst firms say about Paychex: their latest ratings, price targets and how far the stock is from them. How it works
Analyst window: Latest analyst report within last 1 year
Analyst view · last 1Y
20 rated views · 22 analyst/firm records · 22 firms
Radar score
- Nasdaq 100 · Top Picks · 6MBelow the Radar threshold of 804
- Nasdaq 100 · Safest consensus · 6MBelow the Radar threshold of 809
Other indices (1)
- S&P 500 · Top Picks · 6MBelow the Radar threshold of 805
- S&P 500 · Safest consensus · 6MBelow the Radar threshold of 804
Recent analyst activity · last 90 days
Our tracked history has 23 reports on PAYX from 15 analyst firms in the last 90 days (22 firms in the past year).
Comparing each firm's latest target with its previous one: 4 raised their price target, 4 lowered it, 2 left it unchanged and 2 have their first observed target in the past year.
Ratings, latest available report against the previous one: 1 upgrade and 0 downgrades.
Latest observed target change: UBS Group raised its target from $115.00 (set 24 Sep 2026) to $120.00 on 29 Oct 2026.
Last 1 year. Latest opinion per identifiable analyst within the last 1 year. BUY / HOLD / SELL each count one current analyst vote; unnamed firm records are a fallback.
| Firm | Analyst | Latest rating | Report date | Latest target (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus | John M Eade | Buy | 28 Sep 2026 | 115.00 USD |
| Baird | Mark Marcon | Hold | 28 Sep 2026 | 110.00 USD |
| Bank of America Securities | Unnamed analyst | — | 15 Jul 2026 | 225.00 USD |
| BMO Capital Markets | Daniel Jester | Hold | 24 Sep 2026 | 113.00 USD |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Ramsey El-Assal | Sell | 28 Sep 2026 | 96.00 USD |
| CFRA | Shreya Gheewala | Hold | 1 Jun 2026 | — |
| Citigroup | Bryan Keane | Buy | 30 Jul 2026 | 150.00 USD |
| Guggenheim | Jacob Smith | Hold | 17 Sep 2026 | — |
| Jefferies | Samad Samana | Hold | 24 Sep 2026 | 110.00 USD |
| JPMorgan | Tien-Tsin Huang | Hold | 24 Sep 2026 | 115.00 USD |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | Hold | 30 Jun 2026 | 109.00 USD |
| Northcoast Research | Kartik Mehta | Hold | 1 Jun 2026 | — |
| Raymond James | Unnamed analyst | Buy | 16 Jul 2026 | 210.00 USD |
| RBC Capital Markets | Ashish Sabadra | Hold | 24 Sep 2026 | 130.00 USD |
| Stephens | Brett R Huff | Hold | 4 Sep 2026 | Conflicting reports · excluded |
| Stifel | David Grossman | Hold | 24 Sep 2026 | 112.00 USD |
| TD Cowen | Jared Levine | Hold | 25 Sep 2026 | 105.00 USD |
| UBS | Kevin McVeigh | Hold | 29 Oct 2026 | 120.00 USD |
| Weiss Ratings | Unnamed analyst | — | 16 Oct 2026 | — |
| Wells Fargo | Jason Kupferberg | Sell | 9 Sep 2026 | 111.00 USD |
| Wolfe Research | Darrin Peller | Hold | 16 Sep 2026 | — |
| Data feed RESEARCH | Research Team | Hold | 15 Jun 2026 | 107.00 USD |
Partial coverage · checked 6 Nov (6 Nov 2026, 04:00 ET). Some research records could not be refreshed. Cached records retained. Prices stream live during the US session; otherwise stored prices delayed about 15 minutes. A summary of analyst opinion, not investment advice.