Paychex Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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2025.12.04 21:55

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Paychex Inc. (PAYX) shares fell 1.43% to $111.77 on Thursday, underperforming compared to competitors like Oracle Corp. and Intuit Inc. This decline ended a two-day winning streak, with the stock closing 30.68% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was 2.1 million, below the 50-day average of 3.1 million.

This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights. Shares of Paychex Inc. (PAYX) slid 1.43% to $111.77 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.11% to 6,857.12 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.07% to 47,850.94. The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak. Paychex Inc. closed 30.68% short of its 52-week high of $161.24, which the company reached on June 6th. The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Oracle Corp. (ORCL) rose 3.18% to $214.33, Intuit Inc. (INTU) rose 2.38% to $663.08, and Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) fell 0.32% to $259.40. Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 984,920 below its 50-day average volume of 3.1 M. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 4, 2025. This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. (END) Dow Jones Newswires 12-04-25 1655ET