Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Sells Off Shares of Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX)

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recently sold shares of Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX). In a filing disclosed on December 04th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Paychex stock on November 13th.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) on 11/13/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 10/29/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 10/29/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) on 10/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 10/22/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) on 10/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) on 10/21/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) on 10/20/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chevron (NYSE:CVX) on 10/17/2025.

Paychex Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ PAYX opened at $111.76 on Friday. Paychex, Inc. has a twelve month low of $108.00 and a twelve month high of $161.24. The firm has a market cap of $40.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.11 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a 50 day moving average of $118.69 and a 200 day moving average of $135.29. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15.

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

Paychex Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 26th. Investors of record on Friday, November 7th were given a dividend of $1.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 7th. This represents a $4.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Paychex’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 97.08%.

Institutional Trading of Paychex

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Paychex in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Paychex in the 3rd quarter worth $27,000. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in Paychex by 83.8% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 215 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period. Stance Capital LLC purchased a new position in Paychex during the third quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, MMA Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Paychex during the third quarter valued at about $32,000. 83.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on PAYX shares. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Paychex to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Paychex from $126.00 to $114.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of Paychex from $142.00 to $137.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Paychex from $153.00 to $148.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Paychex from $153.00 to $140.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $139.07.

About Senator Capito

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state’s history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor’s degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

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.