Paychex (PAYX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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PAYX Analyst Ratings

Hold

1 Buy

10 Hold

3 Sell

Based on 14 analysts giving stock ratings to

Paychex

in the past 3 months

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PAYX Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

$2,008.32

▲(1.69% Upside)

Based on 14 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Paychex in the last 3 months. The average price target is $2,008.32 with a high forecast of $2,536.83 and a low forecast of $1,657.39. The average price target represents a 1.69% change from the last price of $1,975.00.

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Highest Price Target$2,537

Average Price Target$2,008

Lowest Price Target$1,657

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

David Grossman

Stifel Nicolaus

$1,860.34→$2,198.58

Hold

11.32%

Upside

Reiterated

09/09/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE) and Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX)

Jason Kupferberg

Wells Fargo

$1,606.66→$1,877.25

Sell

-4.95%

Downside

Assigned

09/09/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Canaan (NASDAQ: CAN), Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE) and Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX)

Brett Huff

Stephens

$2,232.41

Hold

13.03%

Upside

Initiated

09/03/26

Paychex resumed with an Equal Weight at StephensPaychex resumed with an Equal Weight at Stephens

Kevin Mcveigh

UBS

$2,114.02→$2,198.58

Hold

11.32%

Upside

Assigned

08/31/26

UBS Keeps Their Hold Rating on Paychex (PAYX)

Ashish Sabadra

RBC Capital

$1,725.04→$2,198.58

Hold

11.32%

Upside

Reiterated

08/28/26

RBC Capital Keeps Their Hold Rating on Paychex (PAYX)

Samad Samana

Jefferies

$2,029.46

Hold

2.76%

Upside

Reiterated

08/13/26

Paychex (PAYX) Gets a Hold from Jefferies

Bryan Keane

Citi

$2,367.7→$2,536.83

Buy

28.45%

Upside

Reiterated

07/30/26

Paychex price target raised to $150 from $140 at CitiPaychex price target raised to $150 from $140 at Citi

Ramsey El Assal

Cantor Fitzgerald

$1,522.1→$1,809.6

Sell

-8.37%

Downside

Reiterated

07/20/26

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

James Faucette

Morgan Stanley

$1,809.6→$1,843.43

Hold

-6.66%

Downside

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

Tien Tsin Huang

J.P. Morgan

$1,691.22→$1,775.78

Sell

-10.09%

Downside

Assigned

06/25/26

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

Daniel Jester

BMO Capital

$1,741.95

Hold

-11.80%

Downside

Reiterated

06/25/26

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

Jacob Smith CFA

Guggenheim

―

Hold

―

Reiterated

06/24/26

Paychex (PAYX) Gets a Hold from Guggenheim

Jared Levine

TD Cowen

$1,657.39

Hold

-16.08%

Downside

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

Mark Marcon

Robert W. Baird

$2,503→$2,114.02

Hold

7.04%

Upside

Reiterated

03/26/26

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

Analyst Type

Any

Human Analysts

Ranks

Any

Analyst Rating

Any

Upside/ Downside

Any

Action

Any

David Grossman

Stifel Nicolaus

$1,860.34→$2,198.58

Hold

11.32%

Upside

Reiterated

09/09/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE) and Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX)

Jason Kupferberg

Wells Fargo

$1,606.66→$1,877.25

Sell

-4.95%

Downside

Assigned

09/09/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Canaan (NASDAQ: CAN), Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE) and Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX)

Brett Huff

Stephens

$2,232.41

Hold

13.03%

Upside

Initiated

09/03/26

Paychex resumed with an Equal Weight at StephensPaychex resumed with an Equal Weight at Stephens

Kevin Mcveigh

UBS

$2,114.02→$2,198.58

Hold

11.32%

Upside

Assigned

08/31/26

UBS Keeps Their Hold Rating on Paychex (PAYX)

Ashish Sabadra

RBC Capital

$1,725.04→$2,198.58

Hold

11.32%

Upside

Reiterated

08/28/26

RBC Capital Keeps Their Hold Rating on Paychex (PAYX)

Samad Samana

Jefferies

$2,029.46

Hold

2.76%

Upside

Reiterated

08/13/26

Paychex (PAYX) Gets a Hold from Jefferies

Bryan Keane

Citi

$2,367.7→$2,536.83

Buy

28.45%

Upside

Reiterated

07/30/26

Paychex price target raised to $150 from $140 at CitiPaychex price target raised to $150 from $140 at Citi

Ramsey El Assal

Cantor Fitzgerald

$1,522.1→$1,809.6

Sell

-8.37%

Downside

Reiterated

07/20/26

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

James Faucette

Morgan Stanley

$1,809.6→$1,843.43

Hold

-6.66%

Downside

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

Tien Tsin Huang

J.P. Morgan

$1,691.22→$1,775.78

Sell

-10.09%

Downside

Assigned

06/25/26

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

Daniel Jester

BMO Capital

$1,741.95

Hold

-11.80%

Downside

Reiterated

06/25/26

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

Jacob Smith CFA

Guggenheim

―

Hold

―

Reiterated

06/24/26

Paychex (PAYX) Gets a Hold from Guggenheim

Jared Levine

TD Cowen

$1,657.39

Hold

-16.08%

Downside

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

Mark Marcon

Robert W. Baird

$2,503→$2,114.02

Hold

7.04%

Upside

Reiterated

03/26/26

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

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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

6/20 ratings generated profit

Average Return

-9.28%

Copying Jason Kupferberg's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 30.00% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of -9.28% per trade.

2 Years

Jason KupferbergWells Fargo

Success Rate

8/20 ratings generated profit

Average Return

-9.34%

Copying Jason Kupferberg's trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 40.00% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of -9.34% 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

May 26

Jun 26

Jul 26

Aug 26

Sep 26

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

total

In the current month, PAYX has received 1 Buy Ratings, 7 Hold Ratings, and 2 Sell Ratings. PAYX average Analyst price target in the past 3 months is 2,008.32.

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 $22.36 with a range of $21.99 to $22.83. The previous quarter’s EPS was $22.32. PAYX beat its EPS estimate ― of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 49.22% 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 $27.51B with a range of $27.41B to $27.57B. The previous quarter’s sales results were $27.15B. PAYX beat its sales estimates ― of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 53.85% 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 MX:PAYX’s average 12-month price target, according to analysts?

Based on analyst ratings, Paychex’s 12-month average price target is 2,008.32.

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

Paychex has 1.69% upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target.

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Is Paychex a Buy, Sell or Hold?

Paychex has a consensus rating of Hold, which is based on 1 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings and 3 sell ratings.

What is Paychex’s share price target?

The average share price target for Paychex is 2,008.32. This is based on 14 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
The highest analyst share price target is $2,536.83 ,and the lowest forecast is $1,657.39. The average share price target represents 1.69% Increase from the current price of $1,975.

What do analysts say about Paychex?

Paychex’s analyst rating consensus is a Hold. This is based on the ratings of 14 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