Large-cap Industrials company Paychex has moved -2.3% so far today on a volume of 574,652, compared to its average of 2,513,985. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.0%.
Paychex trades -9.54% away from its average analyst target price of $136.92 per share. The 12 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $122.0 to $150.0, and on average have given Paychex a rating of hold.
Anyone interested in buying PAYX should be aware of the facts below:
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Paychex's current price is 261.3% above its Graham number of $34.28, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
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Paychex has moved -9.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 17.1%
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 4.46, Paychex has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.8 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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PAYX has a forward P/E ratio of 23.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $5.29 per share
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 11.23 compared to its sector average of 2.89
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Paychex, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides human capital management solutions (HCM) for payroll, employee benefits, human resources (HR), and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, and India.
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Based in Rochester, the company has 19,000 full time employees and a market cap of $45.05 Billion. Paychex currently returns an annual dividend yield of 3.3%.
