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PAYX Relative to the S&P 500

PAYX Relative to the Sector

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Paychex, Inc. (NASD:PAYX) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of August 6 and a Sell Date of December 8 has resulted in a geometric average return of 7.85% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 18 of those periods. This is an excellent rate of success and the return strongly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 5.28% per year.

The seasonal timeframe correlates Poorly with the period of seasonal strength for the Industrials sector, which runs from October 29 to May 10. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Industrials Sector Seasonal Chart.

Paychex Inc operates in payroll outsourcing industry. The company provides integrated payroll, human resource, insurance, and benefits outsourcing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses in the United States.

Stocks mentioned in this post: PAYX