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The price of Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ: ADP) closed at $304.94 in the last session, down -1.32% from day before closing price of $309.03. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.43 million shares were traded. ADP stock price reached its highest trading level at $308.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $304.04.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at ADP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.89. 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.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 01 ’25 when Michaud Brian L. sold 206 shares for $308.18 per share. The transaction valued at 63,485 led to the insider holds 11,909 shares of the business.
Michaud Brian L. bought 206 shares of ADP for $63,485 on Jul 01 ’25. On Jun 13 ’25, another insider, DeSilva Joseph, who serves as the Corp VP of the company, sold 1,381 shares for $307.07 each. As a result, the insider received 424,064 and left with 15,761 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 123513815040 and an Enterprise Value of 124917309440. As of this moment, Automatic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.44. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 19.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.075 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.732.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ADP is 0.83, which has changed by 0.13108313 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 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 $264.73. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.48%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, ADP traded on average about 1.59M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1349720 shares per day over the past 10 days. 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 82.79% stake in the company. Shares short for ADP as of 1753920000 were 5163320 with a Short Ratio of 3.24, compared to 1751241600 on 4651222. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5163320 and a Short% of Float of 1.27.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for ADP is 6.02, which was 6.02 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019480309The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.97. 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
The stock of Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) is currently drawing attention from 13.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.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
According to 11 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $5.14B. 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.
