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Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ: ADP) closed the day trading at $295.97 down -1.73% from the previous closing price of $301.19. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.73 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.81 million shares were traded. ADP stock price reached its highest trading level at $302.68 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $293.95.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ADP, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.13. 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 1.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.69.
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.
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 03 ’25 when Black Maria sold 23,605 shares for $298.32 per share. The transaction valued at 7,041,744 led to the insider holds 76,161 shares of the business.
DeSilva Joseph sold 4,614 shares of ADP for $1,368,374 on Sep 03 ’25. The Executive VP now owns 17,536 shares after completing the transaction at $296.57 per share. On Sep 03 ’25, another insider, Foskett David, who serves as the Corp. VP of the company, sold 1,373 shares for $296.57 each. As a result, the insider received 407,191 and left with 11,781 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 119880581120 and an Enterprise Value of 121283895296. As of this moment, Automatic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.69. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 19.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.899 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.129.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ADP is 0.84, which has changed by 0.07395041 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 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 $267.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.50%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ADP traded about 1.58M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ADP traded about 1522110 shares per day. A total of 405.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 404.32M. Insiders hold about 0.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.86% stake in the company. Shares short for ADP as of 1755216000 were 6178487 with a Short Ratio of 3.91, compared to 1752537600 on 5082638. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6178487 and a Short% of Float of 1.53.
Dividends & Splits
ADP’s forward annual dividend rate is 6.02, up from 6.02 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019987384The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.96. The current Payout Ratio is 60.31% for ADP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-13 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
As of right now, 13.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.6, with high estimates of $2.74 and low estimates of $2.43.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.0 and $10.85 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.92. EPS for the following year is $11.99, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $12.56 and $11.46.
Revenue Estimates
11 analysts predict $5.14B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.18B to a low estimate of $5.12B. As of the current estimate, Automatic Data Processing Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.83BFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.36B. There is a high estimate of $5.5B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.33B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ADP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $21.82B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $21.7B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.75B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.56BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.05B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $23.76B and the low estimate is $22.89B.
