PAYX Paychex Inc stock chart & analysis
Conviction 49IndustrialsScan · Fri, Nov 6, 2026Paychex Inc (PAYX) closed at $117.06 (-2.04%) on Nov 6, 2026. Price is above its 50-day and above its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 59, RS Rating 57, -8.6% from its 52-week high, +4.3% year to date. Sector: Industrials · Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management.
Financials as of Mon, Aug 31, 2026 · quarterly.
PAYX technical analysis
Trend
PAYX is in an uptrend: price is above the 50-day, which is above the 200-day moving average. It closed 4.5% above the 50-day ($111.99) and 12.9% above the 200-day ($103.64). ADX(14) at 25 points to a strong, established trend. It meets 8 of 8 trend-template criteria.
Momentum
RSI(14) is 59, in the bullish half of its range. The MACD histogram is positive. Its RS Rating of 57 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 57% of the US market.
Volume and volatility
Volume on the latest session ran 0.9× its 20-day average. It trades about $335.7M a day on average. ATR(14) is $3.46, 3.0% of price — its typical daily range. On-balance volume is trending up. Chaikin Money Flow (0.14) shows accumulation.
Key levels
The chart pattern's support is $102.34 and its resistance $110.40. The 52-week range is $85.45 to $127.98; price is 8.6% below the high and 37.0% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $111.05, below price.
Performance
PAYX returned +4.4% (1 week), +12.0% (1 month), -3.4% (3 months), +24.6% (6 months), +0.4% (1 year), +4.3% (year to date).
About Paychex Inc
Paychex is a cloud-based human capital management provider offering payroll, compliance, talent management, benefits administration, and retirement services. The firm also provides HR outsourcing services, including professional employer organization, or PEO, offerings, enabling clients to reduce HR overhead. Paychex primarily targets small and midsize businesses, although its acquisition of Paycor in 2025 signals the firm's aspirations to expand into the midmarket segment, serving firms with more than 100 employees. As of fiscal 2025, Paychex has approximately 800,000 clients and manages payroll for one in 11 workers in the United States.
Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management · Listed 1983 · 19,000 employees
Congress activity
Disclosed STOCK Act trades in PAYX · 10 recent
| Member | Side | Amount | Traded | Filed | PTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 April McClain Delaney house · D · MD · traded 2026-08-25 | Sell | $100K–$250K | 2026-08-25 | 2026-09-09 | |
 Thomas H Tuberville senate · traded 2024-05-03 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2024-05-03 | 2026-08-05 | |
 Julie Johnson house · D · TX · traded 2025-09-23 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-09-23 | 2026-08-05 | |
 Alan Armstrong senate · R · OK · traded 2026-03-27 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2026-03-27 | 2026-07-21 | |
 Gilbert Cisneros house · CA · traded 2026-04-14 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2026-04-14 | 2026-05-07 | |
 Rick Larsen house · WA · traded 2026-04-07 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2026-04-07 | 2026-04-09 | |
 Shelley M Capito senate · R · WV · traded 2026-02-20 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2026-02-20 | 2026-03-04 | |
 Richard W. Allen house · GA · traded 2026-01-14 | Sell | $15K–$50K | 2026-01-14 | 2026-02-04 | |
Shelley M Capito senate · R · WV · traded 2025-11-13 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2025-11-13 | 2025-12-04 | |
 Marjorie Taylor Greene house · GA · traded 2025-11-12 | Buy | $15K–$50K | 2025-11-12 | 2025-11-13 |
Insider activity
SEC Form 4 transactions in PAYX · open-market 1 sell
| Insider | Side | Shares | Value | Traded | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANTE ADAM BROOKS Sr. Vice President, Paycor · Common Stock · 2026-10-01 | Tax | 1.76K | $178K | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-02 |
BERGSTROM RYAN NORMAN Chief Product Officer · Common Stock · 2026-10-01 | Tax | 1.39K | $140K | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-02 |
GOLISANO B THOMAS 10% owner · Common Stock · 2026-09-01 | Gift | 334 | $42K | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-02 |
Simmons Christopher C VP, Controller & Treasurer · Common Stock · 2026-08-14 | Tax | 130 | $16K | 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-17 |
Simmons Christopher C VP, Controller & Treasurer · Common Stock · 2026-07-17 | Sell | 2.62K | $303K | 2026-07-17 | 2026-07-17 |
Argiropoulos Mason VP, Chief HR Officer · Common Stock · 2026-07-15 | Grant | 2.18K | — | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-17 |
Argiropoulos Mason VP, Chief HR Officer · Stock Option · 2026-07-15 | Grant | 14.78K | $1.6M | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-17 |
BERGSTROM RYAN NORMAN Chief Product Officer · Common Stock · 2026-07-15 | Tax | 303 | $33K | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-17 |
BERGSTROM RYAN NORMAN Chief Product Officer · Common Stock · 2026-07-15 | Grant | 3.41K | — | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-17 |
BERGSTROM RYAN NORMAN Chief Product Officer · Stock Option · 2026-07-15 | Grant | 23.09K | $2.5M | 2026-07-15 | 2026-07-17 |
SEC filings
EDGAR filings in PAYX · 10 recent
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