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After finishing at $260.3 in the prior trading day, Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ: ADP) closed at $257.17, down -1.20%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.33 million shares were traded. ADP stock price reached its highest trading level at $260.675 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $255.16.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of ADP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.11 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.64. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.05 and its Current Ratio is at 1.05. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.55 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on October 23, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $303.
On October 22, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $288.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on January 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $217 to $243.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 11 ’25 when Rodriguez Carlos A sold 2,813 shares for $295.89 per share. The transaction valued at 832,325 led to the insider holds 22,548 shares of the business.
Rodriguez Carlos A sold 1,273 shares of ADP for $374,100 on Sep 12 ’25. The Director now owns 21,275 shares after completing the transaction at $293.87 per share. On Sep 12 ’25, another insider, Rodriguez Carlos A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 1,273 shares for $294.96 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ADP now has a Market Capitalization of 104012087296 and an Enterprise Value of 106189479936. As of this moment, Automatic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.36, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.70. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.08 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.428.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ADP is 0.87, which has changed by -0.106051266 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18286073 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ADP has reached a high of $329.93, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $258.19. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.62%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.78M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2000590 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 404.90M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 404.51M. Insiders hold about 0.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.75% stake in the company. Shares short for ADP as of 1760486400 were 7882546 with a Short Ratio of 4.43, compared to 1757894400 on 7128044. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7882546 and a Short% of Float of 2.17.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ADP’s forward annual dividend rate was 6.16, compared to 6.16 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023665002. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.95. The current Payout Ratio is 60.31% for ADP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-12 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-10-01 when the company split stock in a 1139:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) is currently under the scrutiny of 14.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $3.26, with high estimates of $3.37 and low estimates of $2.93.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.0 and $10.67 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.91. EPS for the following year is $11.94, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $12.4 and $11.39.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $5.34B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.38B to a low estimate of $5.29B. As of. The current estimate, Automatic Data Processing Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.05BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.83B. There is a high estimate of $5.9B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.74B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ADP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $21.88B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $21.67B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.76B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.56BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $23.22B and the low estimate is $22.88B.
