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After finishing at $326.81 in the prior trading day, Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ: ADP) closed at $318.57, down -2.52%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.46 million shares were traded. ADP stock price reached its highest trading level at $325.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $317.8.
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 48.24 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.04. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.02 and its Current Ratio is at 1.02. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.75 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.56.
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 the company, BofA Securities on January 17, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $243 from $217 previously.
On November 07, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $235.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on November 07, 2023, with a $235 target price.
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 May 12 ’25 when D’Ambrosio Christopher sold 472 shares for $311.82 per share. The transaction valued at 147,179 led to the insider holds 7,491 shares of the business.
D’Ambrosio Christopher bought 472 shares of ADP for $147,179 on May 12 ’25. On Apr 10 ’25, another insider, D’Ambrosio Christopher, who serves as the Corp. VP of the company, sold 478 shares for $293.14 each. As a result, the insider received 140,121 and left with 7,364 shares of the company.
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 132659568640 and an Enterprise Value of 131000909824. As of this moment, Automatic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 22.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.484 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.02.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ADP is 0.80, which has changed by 0.29195392 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 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 $231.27. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.18%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.85M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1610230 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 406.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 405.37M. Insiders hold about 0.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.45% stake in the company. Shares short for ADP as of 1747267200 were 6153330 with a Short Ratio of 3.33, compared to 1744675200 on 6311280. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6153330 and a Short% of Float of 1.52.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, ADP’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.88, compared to 5.88 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.017992105The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.99. The current Payout Ratio is 59.87% for ADP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1749772800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-10-01 when the company split stock in a 1139:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) is currently being evaluated by a team of 14.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.51, with high estimates of $2.68 and low estimates of $2.43.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.03 and $9.93 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.98. EPS for the following year is $10.88, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $11.0 and $10.72.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $5.05B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.09B to a low estimate of $5.02B. As of the current estimate, Automatic Data Processing Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.77BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.1B. There is a high estimate of $5.15B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.02B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ADP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $20.52B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $20.43B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $20.48B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $19.2BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $21.62B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $21.87B and the low estimate is $21.22B.
