Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Purchases Shares of Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX)

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) recently bought shares of Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX). In a filing disclosed on November 13th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in Paychex stock on November 12th.

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• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) on 10/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) on 10/24/2025.
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• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home Depot (NYSE:HD) on 10/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) on 10/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) on 10/24/2025.

Paychex Price Performance

Shares of PAYX traded up $0.30 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $112.10. 2,926,877 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,361,531. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 1.27. Paychex, Inc. has a one year low of $109.99 and a one year high of $161.24. The company has a market capitalization of $40.34 billion, a PE ratio of 25.19, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.93. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $124.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $139.03.

Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 30th. The business services provider reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.54 billion. Paychex had a return on equity of 45.17% and a net margin of 27.85%.Paychex’s revenue was up 16.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.16 EPS. Paychex has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.428-5.528 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Paychex, Inc. will post 4.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Paychex Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be given a dividend of $1.08 per share. This represents a $4.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 7th. Paychex’s dividend payout ratio is 97.08%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PAYX. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Paychex by 17.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 37,765,468 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,787,151,000 after buying an additional 5,549,511 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Paychex by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,066,067 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,046,050,000 after buying an additional 355,294 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Paychex by 2.3% in the second quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 11,033,312 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,604,906,000 after acquiring an additional 251,139 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Paychex by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,183,871 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,481,053,000 after purchasing an additional 274,947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of Paychex by 3.8% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,989,182 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $769,731,000 after acquiring an additional 181,628 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.47% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on PAYX shares. TD Cowen lowered their price target on Paychex from $140.00 to $126.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded shares of Paychex to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. Stephens raised Paychex to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Paychex from $142.00 to $137.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, UBS Group cut their price target on Paychex from $140.00 to $132.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $139.87.

About Representative Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Greene (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Paychex Company Profile

Paychex, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated human capital management solutions (HCM) for payroll, benefits, human resources (HR), and insurance services for small to medium-sized businesses in the United States, Europe, and India. It offers payroll processing services; payroll tax administration services; employee payment services; and regulatory compliance services, such as new-hire reporting and garnishment processing.