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PaychexPAYXTOP PICKAug 25, 2016Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 18, 2026. Market Open.
Since 1995, has returned 14% annually. Margins have been growing as they've grown beyond payroll processing among small/medium-sized businesses, which offer growth. They benefitted from higher interest rates. He continues to buy it, though it's currently expensive. They project 6-8% revenue growth but will be hit if the economic weakens or rates decline.
If interest rates were to rise, this is a payroll processor that gets to bank $3.5 billion of other people’s money over the weekend before they remit back to the IRS. For every .25% that interest rates rise, this makes $7.5 million in free money. On top of that, they also provide H&R services, time management, 401K programs as well as health benefit supplements under the Obama program, for all the small and medium-sized businesses. Have been growing at about 5%-6%, and are now starting to grow by 8%-10%, because non-payroll stuff has a greater growth platform. Dividend yield of 3%.