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PAYX

★★☆☆☆ Passmistral

Paychex, Inc.

Technology

Session move

$119.93

+$1.39+1.17%

Vol 0.75× avg

66/100 quant · tgt $111.00

ADV$ 345.1M

pushed 2026-08-19T11:28 · Pre-market · Pushed snapshot

Since last scan

2026-08-18 → 2026-08-19

Score+0.8Price+$1.39 · +1.17%Disclosure0.0

Context only — not a buy/sell signal. Built from scan history and cached news/filings.

Snapshot quote

session 2026-08-18 · scan 2026-08-19 · pushed 2026-08-19T11:28 · Pre-market

Show quote fundamentals
Last (scan/close)
$119.93
Previous close
$118.54
Pushed last
$119.93 · Pre-market
Session open
$120.49
Last session range
$119.84 – $122.44
52-week range
$113.32 – $125.90
Session volume
2,176,544
Avg volume (20d)
2,892,826
Market cap
$42.66B
PE (TTM)
24.53
Forward PE
18.78
Dividend yield
3.97%
1y target est.
$111.00
Next earnings
2026-09-29

Snapshot quote — last daily session bars and scan fundamentals. Not live bid/ask or intraday quotes. Pre/after-hours quotes are thinner and may differ from the regular session.

Market briefing

Curated digest — not a trade signal. Headlines and links as provided by the producer.

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Reddit mentions

Public Reddit titles via the official API — unofficial, delayed, not a trade signal. Not affiliated with Reddit. Opens Reddit.

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Price Chart

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AI Analysis

  • Bull Thesis — Paychex's 43% YoY EPS growth and 42% earnings surprise rate demonstrate resilient profitability and operational leverage in SMB payroll services despite macro headwinds.
  • Risks — High trailing P/E of 24.5x and debt-to-equity of 124x signal valuation and leverage risks, especially if interest rates remain elevated.
  • Target Upside — Current price of $119.93 vs. target mean of $111.0 implies -7% downside; momentum and earnings surprise may support near-term stability.

Score History

2026-07-3065.9 pts · 2026-08-19

15 days of scans. Daily batch adds the next weekday automatically while the API is running.

  • DatePriceChgScoreRating
  • 2026-08-19$119.93+1.3965.9Pass
  • 2026-08-18$118.54-3.4865.1Pass
  • 2026-08-17$122.02-3.3864.8Pass
  • 2026-08-14$125.40+1.5664.9Pass
  • 2026-08-13$123.84+2.5464.8Pass
  • 2026-08-12$121.30+0.1265.0Pass
  • 2026-08-11$121.18+1.1465.1Pass
  • 2026-08-10$120.04-0.0965.1Pass
  • 2026-08-07$120.13+1.8665.1Pass
  • 2026-08-06$118.27-0.3965.1Pass
  • 2026-08-05$118.66+0.9965.0Pass
  • 2026-08-03$117.67+0.8365.1Pass
  • 2026-08-01$116.84+0.4565.1Pass
  • 2026-07-31$116.39+0.0665.1Pass
  • 2026-07-30$116.33—65.1Pass

Quant Breakdown

Revenue Growth
5.0
EPS Growth
16.0
ROE
0.0
PER Relative
7.8
Debt / Equity
4.1
FCF Margin
8.0
Analyst Upside
0.0
Insider / Sector
5.0
Momentum 3M
12.0
Earn. Surprise
8.0

Short volume (FINRA)

Off-exchange short sale volume ratio vs recent sessions — not a squeeze forecast.

as of 2026-08-18 · finra_cnms
Short / total
47.6%
vs 20d (z)
-1.72
Short vol
354,537
Status
ok

Squeeze pressure score

full

20/100

Short leg
2
Call leg
55
Activity
0.7
Call vol share
92.7%
PCR (vol)
0.08
Call OI share
0.0%
ATM IV
0.4%

FINRA off-exchange short volume (TRF/ADF consolidated). Not short interest as % of float. Squeeze pressure score (0–100) — free composite of off-exchange short volume and (when available) call-side options activity. Not a probability that a squeeze will occur.

Disclosure score

Rule-based News / Insider / Earnings legs from cached SEC filings — context only, not beat/miss or a buy signal.

Disclosure score

0

as of 2026-08-19 · mongo_cache_only
News
0
Insider
0
Earnings
0

Signals below are rule hits from cached filings — Risk / Constructive / Attention. Attention is not a bullish call. Linked chips open the SEC original when available.

Attention (~)

Form 4 (type unclear)↗

Disclosure event score — rule-based view of recent SEC filings and earnings calendar. Not a prediction that price will move, and not earnings beat/miss.

Earnings surprise (quant context)

From Yahoo/public fundamentals cached on the last quant scan — not part of the disclosure event score, and not a buy signal. Figure can lag the latest print.

Last reported surprise +0.4%

Filings & events

Recent SEC disclosures and earnings dates — context only, not a trade signal.

as of 2026-08-17·sec_edgar·CIK 0000723531
Next earnings
2026-09-29yahoo_calendar
Last earnings
—

SEC filings as reported; earnings dates may come from Yahoo calendar. Context only — not investment advice and not a prediction that price will move on a filing or event.