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  • Wide-Moat Company Offers Long-Term Outperformance

    By Ted Cooper - May 24, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, MSFT, PAYX

    The biggest mistake most investors make is focusing on valuation instead of focusing on businesses. Any simple screen will turn up hundreds of companies trading at low multiples of earnings, but few of those companies are even worth considering as a long-term investment.

    A "cheap" stock is not a great investment if the business does not assure some base level of earning power that offers safety of principle and a more »

  • These Two Industry Leaders Are Fully Valued

    By Robert Ciura - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, PAYX

    The two major payroll processing companies in the United States, Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) and Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) are darlings of the income investor community. Both companies provide a critical service that nearly all companies need, and they pay their investors solid dividend yields that exceed the yield on the broader market.

    While ADP and Paychex provide new investors with dividend yields of 2.4% and 3.4%, respectively more »

  • Time to Buy Intuit?

    By Lee Samaha - May 22, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, HRB, INTU, PAYX

    What to do with Intuit? (NASDAQ: INTU). Investing is often about weighing up the possibilities of various outcomes and then trying to assign a value to the stock on a balance of probabilities. With Intuit I think investors are getting a fundamentally cheap company which has disappointed in its core activity this year but is performing very well in its fast growing non-core businesses. Furthermore the question marks over its more »

  • Don't Let Negative Interest Rates Scare you Away

    By Joshua Bondy - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: CALM, CPSI, PAYX, QSII, SPY

    With real U.S. short term interest rates around -1.25%, a recent study found that the stock market's real five year returns should be around 3.6%. A real return of 3.6% is is less than what many people and pension funds expect, but at least it is a positive figure. By investing in quality companies with strong yields, you can remove a large amount of stress more »

  • This Industry Is Tied Directly to Job Numbers

    By Austin Higgins - April 12, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, NSP, PAYX

    The state of employment in the United States is very crucial to the investment community. In March, only 88,000 jobs were added. The unemployment rate dropped to 7.6%. While more jobs and lower unemployment is good news, it wasn’t good enough as the growth isn’t able to sustain population growth. One particular industry that gets hit with this news it the business outsourcing industry. So what more »

  • Should Investors Play These Job Recovery Stocks?

    By Jacob Wolinsky - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: PAYX, UNF, VRNT

    As the employment picture improves, these stocks could be a nice way to benefit from the positive sentiment as investors start accumulating stocks that appear poised to outperform alongside a growing job market.

    Verint Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT), UniFirst (NYSE: UNF), and Paychex, (NASDAQ: PAYX) are companies that are scheduled to reports earnings soon.  Since these companies have presented encouraging earnings results in the recent past, investors could look favorably at more »

  • 5 Reasons You Will Like Paychex

    By Shas Dey - April 3, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, INTU, PAYX

    Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) is a leading provider of payroll, human resource and benefits outsourcing to over 567,000 small to medium sized business. Needless to say, this business is largely dependent on the economic recovery and unemployment rate. In the last couple of years, lower employment growth and interest rates have been headwinds for the company. However, just like the economy, Paychex is moving ahead slowly, corroborated by its 3Q12 more »

  • The Most Profitable Payroll Service Company

    By Anh HOANG - April 2, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, NSP, PAYX

    Since the end of 2012, Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) has witnessed a nice rally, climbing from around $31 per share to more than $35 per share, a gain of 12.9%. Recently, it announced impressive Q3 results, which beat analysts’ estimates. Is Paychex a decent investment opportunity at its current price? Let’s find out.

    Business snapshot

    Paychex is one of the leading providers of payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing more »

  • Where Next for This High Yield Play?

    By Lee Samaha - March 30, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, INTU, PAYX

    One of the most important parts of successful investing is to quickly discern the key drivers of a company’s stock price. Of course, it is easier said than done! It is a bit like deciding how an election is won. Different voters vote for different things. However, in the case of Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) I think I know what the campaign issues are likely to be.

    Paychex Pays You more »

  • Should Investors Play These Earnings Announcements?

    By Jacob Wolinsky - March 28, 2013 | Tickers: PAYX, UNF, VRNT

    Earnings announcements could be a nice way to benefit from strong investors’ sentiment as investors start accumulating potentially outperforming stocks before their quarterly report cards are presented. Verint Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT), UniFirst (NYSE: UNF), and Paychex, (NASDAQ: PAYX) are companies which are scheduled to reports earnings this week.

    Since these companies have presented encouraging earnings results in the recent past, investors could look favorably at buying the stocks. Here is more »

  • This Payment Processor Could Provide Years Of Growth And Income

    By Matthew Frankel - March 26, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, INTU, PAYX

    Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) is one of the leading payroll processors in the U.S., and in fact several of my previous employers used the company’s services. What I was surprised to find was that Paychex meets all of my criteria for what a long-term investment needs to have. In addition to its long-range merits, I believe there is also some short-term growth to be had, as the success of more »

  • 3 Outstanding Outsourcing Stocks

    By Anthony Reilley - March 22, 2013 | Tickers: PAYX, RS

    It's welcome news that the long-term trend in outsourcing by US manufacturers is in decline, if not outright reverse. Shorter delivery times, higher quality, and less expensive logistics, coupled with a smaller wage gap with countries like China, make "Made in the USA" a new reality. Yet outsourcing many other business services can still be the best option, usually when it delivers an expertise that is still too expensive more »

  • H&R Block: Income And Growth For Cheap

    By Marshall Hargrave - March 21, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, FISV, HRB, INTU, PAYX

    H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE: HRB) recently released the news that around 600,000 tax refunds could be delayed, namely for students, due to a problem related to filing of form 8863 (for student tax credits). Yet, the news has had little bearing on the stock, although there has been some outrage by tax filers. This led me to take a hard look at the company and its industry. For more »

  • Dividend Boost for Apple?

    By Mark Morelli - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, FHN, IBM, PAYX, DGX, AES, WMT

    According to a recent survey conducted by Bloomberg the technology giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), the world's most valuable and profitable company, is poised to increase its dividend. 

    Analysts polled indicated that Apple, which resumed paying a dividend in August 2012 after a hiatus of many years, will spend nearly $16 billion in 2013 and raise its quarterly payout by over half to $4.14 a share. The resulting 3 more »

  • High Switching Costs Make This Stock a Bargain

    By Ted Cooper - March 5, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, MSFT, PAYX | Editor's Choice

    Determining whether a company has a sustainable competitive advantage is the most important part of any investment analysis for long-term shareholders. Companies that do not have sustainable competitive advantages will eventually succumb to competition. However, those that have wide moats often reward shareholders for years to come.

    When looking for wide-moat companies, investors need look no further than the payroll processing industry. Two payroll processors -- Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) and Automatic more »

  • Are These Payroll Processing Companies Fairly Valued?

    By Robert Ciura - January 29, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, NSP, PAYX

    The two major payroll processing companies in the United States, Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) and Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) are favorites of many income investors.  Both companies provide a critical service that nearly all companies need, and they pay their investors solid dividends.  Small competitor Insperity (NYSE: NSP) competes in the payroll processing industry as well.  After big rallies in these stocks over the last couple years, the issue at more »

  • The Best Pick For A Recovering Jobs Market

    By Bill Edson - January 10, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, LNKD, MWW, PAYX

    Unemployment seems to be easing. More hiring helps drive top-line growth for staffing and payroll support companies. Stocks that would benefit from a continuation in this employment trend are evaluated below based on their growth prospects and based on how they are either cheaply valued or richly valued.

    LinkedIn Detracting from Monster

    Many employers are now shifting to the use of social websites to look for their employees. LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKDmore »)

  • Good Growth Potential, But Not At This Price

    By Chad Henage - January 10, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, INTU, PAYX

    I'll admit I'm a sucker for growth and income stocks. I honestly think they provide one of the best ways to get ahead in any market. After all, who doesn't like the idea of getting paid every quarter while their company earns more money each year? One company I've heard recommended many times for long-term investors is the payroll company, Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP). Since ADP pays a yield over 3%, and is expected to grow at about 9% in the next few years, the stock certainly fits the criteria of a growth and income pick. There is just one problem, the stock has gotten a bit ahead of itself, and to make matters worse, the company's growth may not be as good as analysts expect.

  • Cliff Averted! So What?

    By Reuben Brewer - January 4, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, KO, LMT, PAYX

    Just moments after the last possible second, the almost always combative U.S. government came together to belatedly avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. While it's nice to see both sides compromising, the just so slightly after fact resolution doesn't really solve the country's ills. We've simply kicked the can down the road again. Investors need to be careful just how excited they get.

  • More Pay Wanted

    By Swati Khanna - January 2, 2013 | Tickers: ADP, NSP, PAYX

    The leading U.S. payroll processing company Paychex (NASDAQ: PAYX) announced its most recent quarter’s earnings last week on Dec. 21, 2012. Though the returns per share matched expectations, revenue rose very marginally above expectations.

    Numbers Deal

    Paychex announced its earnings per share for the most recent quarter as $0.41, which matched expectations and was $0.02 EPS in the same quarter last year. Net income for the more »

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