Paychex Inc’s recently made public that its Director Mucci Family Foundation acquired Company’s shares for reported $3.11 million on Jul 14 ’25. In the deal valued at $143.89 per share,21,642 shares were bought.
Then, MUCCI MARTIN sold 97,526 shares, generating $14,157,849 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $145.17, the Chairman now owns 446,917 shares.
Before that, MUCCI MARTIN bought 97,526 shares. Paychex Inc shares valued at $14,158,115 were divested by the Director at a price of $145.17 per share.
BMO Capital Markets initiated its Paychex Inc [PAYX] rating to a Market perform in a research note published on July 10, 2025; the price target was $160. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including TD Cowen’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late December from “an Outperform” to “a Market perform”. Barclays also remained covering PAYX and has increased its forecast on December 14, 2023 with a “an Equal weight” recommendation from previously “an Underweight” rating. UBS started covering the stock on November 07, 2023. It rated PAYX as “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of PAYX
On Tuesday, Paychex Inc [NASDAQ:PAYX] saw its stock fall -2.52% to $140.68. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.92%. Paychex Inc shares have risen nearly 20.18% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 0.33% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $161.24 was reached on 06/06/25, a 52-week low of $118.58 was recorded on 04/09/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For PAYX Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 139.61, which if violated will result in even more drops to 138.55. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 142.77. A further resistance level may holdings at 144.87.
How much short interest is there in Paychex Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Paychex Inc stocks on 2025-06-13, dropping by -1.47 million shares to a total of 12.35 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 13.82 million shares. There was a decline of -11.92%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 05, 2023 when RBC Capital Mkts began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Sector perform”‘ rating along with a $130 price target.
