The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Paychex Inc shares valued at $259,826 were sold by Simmons Christopher C on Jul 16 ’25. At $140.98 per share, Simmons Christopher C sold 1,843 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 5,723 shares worth approximately $0.79 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Schrader Robert L. sold 3,160 shares, netting a total of over 444,391 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $140.63 each, the insider now holds 19,281 shares.
Before that, Gibson John B had sold 12,370 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,755,550, the President and CEO traded Paychex Inc shares for $141.92 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,370 shares, worth approximately $11.34 million.
As published in their initiating research note from BMO Capital Markets on July 10, 2025, Paychex Inc [PAYX] has been a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $160. Analysts at TD Cowen downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late December. As of December 14, 2023, Barclays has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for PAYX. Earlier on November 07, 2023, UBS initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for PAYX stock.
Analyzing PAYX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Paychex Inc [NASDAQ: PAYX] rose 0.05% to $138.72. The stock’s lowest price that day was $137.88, but it reached a high of $139.21 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.22%. Over the course of the year, Paychex Inc shares have jumped approximately 6.55%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $161.24 on 06/06/25 and a 52-week low of $134.81 on 08/12/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Paychex Inc (PAYX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 138.00, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 137.27. In the upper region, resistance lies at 139.33. The next price resistance is at 139.93. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.01 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Paychex Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Paychex Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by 36146.0 shares to 11.57 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 11.61 million shares. A decline of -0.31% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.56 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.56.
Which companies own the most shares of Paychex Inc (PAYX)?
In terms of Paychex Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 156 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.51% from the previous closing price of $138.65. Analysts anticipate Paychex Inc stock to reach 165 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 140. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Paychex Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On September 05, 2023, RBC Capital Mkts assigned a price target of “a Sector perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $130.
