PAYX vs. TNET, NSP, PAE, FORR, PRGX, ADP, FI, FIS, GPN, and BR
Should you be buying Paychex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paychex include TriNet Group (TNET), Insperity (NSP), PAE (PAE), Forrester Research (FORR), PRGX Global (PRGX), Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Fiserv (FI), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Global Payments (GPN), and Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR).
Paychex vs.
Paychex (NASDAQ:PAYX) and TriNet Group (NYSE:TNET) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
TriNet Group received 10 more outperform votes than Paychex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.98% of users gave TriNet Group an outperform vote while only 42.56% of users gave Paychex an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform Paychex Outperform Votes 343
42.56%
Underperform Votes 463
57.44%
TriNet Group Outperform Votes 353
66.98%
Underperform Votes 174
33.02%
Paychex has a net margin of 31.86% compared to TriNet Group's net margin of 6.78%. TriNet Group's return on equity of 124.38% beat Paychex's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Paychex 31.86% 46.14% 13.85% TriNet Group 6.78% 124.38% 10.24% Paychex has higher revenue and earnings than TriNet Group. TriNet Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paychex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Paychex $5.21B 8.41 $1.56B $4.59 26.54 TriNet Group $4.94B 1.08 $375M $6.10 17.25 In the previous week, Paychex had 6 more articles in the media than TriNet Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Paychex and 4 mentions for TriNet Group. Paychex's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat TriNet Group's score of 0.56 indicating that Paychex is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Paychex 8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive TriNet Group 1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive 83.5% of Paychex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of TriNet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Paychex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.1% of TriNet Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Paychex has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TriNet Group has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Paychex presently has a consensus target price of $123.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.96%. TriNet Group has a consensus target price of $117.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.64%. Given TriNet Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TriNet Group is more favorable than Paychex.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Paychex 2 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.82 TriNet Group 1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43 Paychex pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. TriNet Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Paychex pays out 85.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TriNet Group pays out 16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
TriNet Group beats Paychex on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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PAYX vs. The Competition
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| Metric | Paychex | Engineering, accounting, research, management & related services Industry | Business Sector | NASDAQ Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $43.85B | $22.10B | $6.47B | $8.18B |
| Dividend Yield | 3.26% | 3.26% | 2.88% | 4.02% |
| P/E Ratio | 26.54 | 308.77 | 38.46 | 18.46 |
| Price / Sales | 8.41 | 4.56 | 1,301.14 | 71.98 |
| Price / Cash | 22.33 | 14.12 | 28.16 | 31.30 |
| Price / Book | 12.57 | 7.00 | 4.56 | 4.39 |
| Net Income | $1.56B | $780.18M | $120.58M | $215.75M |
| 7 Day Performance | 1.39% | -0.03% | 0.14% | -0.35% |
| 1 Month Performance | 0.03% | -3.64% | -0.89% | 0.31% |
| 1 Year Performance | 8.86% | -16.27% | 2.86% | 2.58% |
Paychex Competitors List
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| Company | MarketRank | Share Price | Analysts' Price Target | 1Y Price Performance | Market Cap | Revenue | P/E Ratio | Employee Count | Indicator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNETTriNet Group | 3.3313 of 5 stars | $105.25 -0.2% | $117.50 +11.6% | +10.3% | $5.32B | $4.94B | 17.25 | 3,600 | High Trading Volume |
| NSPInsperity | 3.9928 of 5 stars | $96.58 +1.7% | $109.50 +13.4% | -19.9% | $3.64B | $6.52B | 23.61 | 4,400 | Positive News |
| PAEPAE | 0 of 5 stars | $10.05 flat | N/A | +0.0% | $935.83M | $2.71B | 18.96 | 20,000 | |
| FORRForrester Research | 3.763 of 5 stars | $17.73 flat | $37.00 +108.7% | -40.2% | $338.82M | $480.78M | 591.00 | 1,744 | |
| PRGXPRGX Global | 0 of 5 stars | $7.71 flat | N/A | +0.0% | $181.66M | $169.76M | -36.71 | 1,500 | |
| ADPAutomatic Data Processing | 4.5009 of 5 stars | $247.97 +0.9% | $255.42 +3.0% | +14.4% | $101.49B | $18.01B | 27.68 | 63,000 | |
| FIFiserv | 4.0242 of 5 stars | $150.56 +0.8% | $164.83 +9.5% | +31.8% | $88.09B | $19.09B | 28.14 | 42,000 | Positive News |
| FISFidelity National Information Services | 4.5494 of 5 stars | $76.38 +0.6% | $78.74 +3.1% | +38.9% | $42.49B | $9.82B | -7.47 | 60,000 | Positive News |
| GPNGlobal Payments | 4.9973 of 5 stars | $97.76 -0.8% | $149.11 +52.5% | -3.0% | $24.95B | $9.65B | 19.40 | 27,000 | Positive News |
| BRBroadridge Financial Solutions | 3.8382 of 5 stars | $197.55 -0.2% | $206.67 +4.6% | +28.0% | $23.35B | $6.06B | 33.71 | 14,700 | Analyst Upgrade Insider Selling |
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