Stock Price Trends

Paychex Inc (PAYX)

Paychex, Inc. is an American provider of human resource, payroll, and benefits outsourcing services for small- to medium-sized businesses.

Stock Price Trends

Stock price trends estimated using linear regression.

Key facts

  • The primary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the primary trend is 38.61% per annum.
  • PAYX price at the close of September 17, 2025 was $132.46 and was inside the primary price channel.
  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 56.56% per annum.
  • PAYX price at the close of September 17, 2025 was inside the secondary price channel.

Linear Regression Model

Model equation:
Yi = α + β × Xi + εi

Top border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi + 2 × s)

Bottom border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi – 2 × s)

where:

i - observation number
Yi - natural logarithm of PAYX price
Xi - time index, 1 day interval
σ - standard deviation of εi
a - estimator of α
b - estimator of β
s - estimator of σ
Exp() - calculates the exponent of e


Primary Trend

Start date: May 15, 2025
End date: September 17, 2025

a = 7.3299

b = -0.0013

s = 0.0202

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × -0.0013) – 1
= -38.61%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0202) – 1
= 8.43%

May 15, 2025 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,169)
= Exp(a + b × X1,169 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,700 + 2 × s)
= Exp(7.3299 + -0.0013 × 1,700 + 2 × 0.0202)
= Exp(5.0979)
= $163.68

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,169)
= Exp(a + b × X1,169 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,700 – 2 × s)
= Exp(7.3299 + -0.0013 × 1,700 – 2 × 0.0202)
= Exp(5.0170)
= $150.95

September 17, 2025 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,254)
= Exp(a + b × X1,254 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 + 2 × s)
= Exp(7.3299 + -0.0013 × 1,825 + 2 × 0.0202)
= Exp(4.9308)
= $138.49

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,254)
= Exp(a + b × X1,254 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 – 2 × s)
= Exp(7.3299 + -0.0013 × 1,825 – 2 × 0.0202)
= Exp(4.8499)
= $127.72

Description

  • The primary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the primary trend is 38.61% per annum.
  • PAYX price at the close of September 17, 2025 was $132.46 and was inside the primary price channel.

Secondary Trend

Start date: August 22, 2025
End date: September 17, 2025

a = 9.0537

b = -0.0023

s = 0.0070

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × -0.0023) – 1
= -56.56%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0070) – 1
= 2.83%

August 22, 2025 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,237)
= Exp(a + b × X1,237 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,799 + 2 × s)
= Exp(9.0537 + -0.0023 × 1,799 + 2 × 0.0070)
= Exp(4.9575)
= $142.24

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,237)
= Exp(a + b × X1,237 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,799 – 2 × s)
= Exp(9.0537 + -0.0023 × 1,799 – 2 × 0.0070)
= Exp(4.9296)
= $138.33

September 17, 2025 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,254)
= Exp(a + b × X1,254 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 + 2 × s)
= Exp(9.0537 + -0.0023 × 1,825 + 2 × 0.0070)
= Exp(4.8981)
= $134.04

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,254)
= Exp(a + b × X1,254 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 – 2 × s)
= Exp(9.0537 + -0.0023 × 1,825 – 2 × 0.0070)
= Exp(4.8702)
= $130.35

Description

  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 56.56% per annum.
  • PAYX price at the close of September 17, 2025 was inside the secondary price channel.