First Signal

We give you the facts, the moves, and, of course, what we make of it all.

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Paychex PAYX

First Signal's file · in 1 issue · All companies

Payroll, HR and benefits for small and midsize businesses: about 800,000 payroll clients.

Every time it made the issue

We cover a company only when it moves enough to matter. Each row is one of those days, what we made of it, and how the stock did over the next 5 and 20 trading days, next to the S&P 500.

DateWhereMoveOur read5 days later20 days later
Tue, Oct 27, 2026Big Moves, but No Explanation−5.6%On a day money ran to tech, the steady payroll names paid for it, and Paychex paid the most.to cometo come

Its biggest days of the past ten years

Best daysMove
Tue, Mar 24, 2020+18.2%
Mon, Apr 6, 2020+9.6%
Thu, Mar 26, 2020+9.3%
Worst daysMove
Mon, Mar 16, 2020−19.5%
Thu, Mar 12, 2020−11.0%
Fri, Mar 20, 2020−10.4%

How it took its last 8 reports

The stock's move in the first session after each quarterly report. Next report: Friday, December 18, 2026.

Results filedNext session
Wed, Sep 23, 2026−8.8%
Wed, Jun 24, 2026−1.7%
Wed, Mar 25, 2026+3.0%
Fri, Dec 19, 2025−1.7%
Tue, Sep 30, 2025−1.4%
Wed, Jun 25, 2025−9.4%
Wed, Mar 26, 2025+4.2%
Thu, Dec 19, 2024+1.4%

Moves are daily closing prices. Past moves don't predict future ones.