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Paychex Analyst Price Targets

Wall Street analyst price targets and consensus rating for Paychex (PAYX).

Price Target Range — 13 Quarters

Analyst Consensus — 15 Analysts

1Buy

10Hold

4Sell

Consensus RatingHold# Analysts15Avg. Consensus PT$118Upside to Avg. PT-1.6%

Rating Trend — Last 9 Months

Recent Analyst Actions

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Date	Firm	Analyst	Action	Rating Change	Price Target
Jul 30, 2026	Citigroup	Bryan Keane	PT Raise	Buy	$140→$150
Jul 22, 2026	UBS	Kevin Mcveigh	PT Raise	Neutral	$105→$115
Jun 30, 2026	Morgan Stanley	James Faucette	PT Raise	Equal-Weight	$107→$109
Jun 25, 2026	UBS	Kevin Mcveigh	PT Cut	Neutral	$100→$98
Jun 25, 2026	JP Morgan	Tien-Tsin Huang	PT Raise	Underweight	$100→$105
Jun 17, 2026	Stifel	David Grossman	PT Raise	Hold	$105→$110
Jun 15, 2026	Citigroup	Bryan Keane	Upgrade	Neutral→Buy	$99→$140
Jun 8, 2026	TD Cowen	Bryan Bergin	PT Raise	Hold	$94→$98
Apr 13, 2026	UBS	Kevin Mcveigh	PT Cut	Neutral	$98→$94
Mar 26, 2026	JP Morgan	Tien-Tsin Huang	PT Cut	Underweight	$125→$100
Mar 26, 2026	Citigroup	Bryan Keane	PT Cut	Neutral	$120→$99
Mar 26, 2026	Wells Fargo	Jason Kupferberg	PT Cut	Underweight	$116→$95
Mar 26, 2026	TD Cowen	Bryan C. Bergin	PT Cut	Hold	$114→$95
Mar 26, 2026	Baird	Mark Marcon	PT Cut	Neutral	$148→$125
Mar 19, 2026	RBC Capital	Ashish Sabadra	PT Cut	Sector Perform	$125→$102
Mar 19, 2026	Guggenheim	Jacob Smith	Initiate	Neutral	—
Mar 13, 2026	BMO Capital	Daniel Jester	PT Cut	Market Perform	$121→$103
Jan 27, 2026	Cantor Fitzgerald	Ramsey El-Assal	Initiate	Underweight	$98
Dec 22, 2025	Citigroup	Bryan Keane	PT Cut	Neutral	$139→$120
Dec 22, 2025	JP Morgan	Tien-Tsin Huang	PT Cut	Underweight	$140→$125

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Citigroup Maintains Buy on Paychex, Raises Price Target to $150

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Paychex, Raises Price Target to $115

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Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Paychex, Raises Price Target to $109

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UBS Maintains Neutral on Paychex, Lowers Price Target to $98

UBS analyst Kevin Mcveigh maintains Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $100 to $98.

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