Paychex's Strong Fundamentals Vs. Market Headwinds: Analyst Initiates With Sector Perform Rating

RBC Capital Markets analyst Ashish Sabadra initiated coverage on Paychex Inc PAYX at a Sector Perform rating and a price target of $130.

The analyst is bullish on the company's strong fundamentals, with a 5-year EPS CAGR of 11%, a clean balance sheet, a high ROE of 48%, and shareholder-friendly capital allocation (3% dividend yield).

Sabadra sees the company benefiting from several positives, including strong HR Outsourcing (HRO) solutions, higher revenue per client, robust revenue retention, improvement in client growth, and strong client referral relationships.

However, the analyst sees the pays-per-control slowdown, pays-per-control slowdown, insurance agency weakness, moderating client retention, and competition from SaaS vendors, among others, as a matter of concern. 

Sabadra estimates revenue and adjusted EPS of $5.354 billion and $4.72 in FY24 and $5.743 billion and $5.10 in FY25. 

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Price Action: PAYX shares are trading lower by 0.40% at $121.91 on the last check Tuesday.