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Automatic Data Processing Inc

ADP
280.940USD
-0.610-0.22%
Close 10/24, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
113.86BMarket Cap
27.91P/E TTM

Automatic Data Processing Inc

280.940
-0.610-0.22%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Automatic Data Processing Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Automatic Data Processing Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
110 / 468
Overall Ranking
180 / 4683
Industry
Software & IT Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 17 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
309.521
Target Price
+10.17%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Automatic Data Processing Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) is a global technology company engaged in providing cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions that unite HR, payroll, talent, time, tax and benefits administration. Its segments include Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO). Its Employer Services segment serves clients ranging from single-employee small businesses to large enterprises with tens of thousands of employees around the world, offering a range of technology-based HCM solutions, including its cloud-based platforms, and human resource outsourcing (HRO) solutions (other than PEO) solutions. Its offerings include Payroll Services, Benefits Administration, Talent Management, HR Management, Workforce Management, Compliance Services, Insurance Services and Retirement Services. Its PEO business, called ADP TotalSource, provides clients with employment administration outsourcing solutions. ADP serves over 1.1 million clients in 140 countries and territories.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 20.56B.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 60.33%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 60.33%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 28.03, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 346.59M shares, decreasing 0.88% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Invesco
Star Investor Invesco holds 3.88M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company's current financial score is 8.15, which is higher than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 7.31. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 5.13B, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.51%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 9.82%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.15
Change
0

Financials

6.02

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.08

Operational Efficiency

9.34

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

8.34

Automatic Data Processing Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current valuation score is 5.00, which is lower than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 7.21. Its current P/E ratio is 28.03, which is 32.65% below the recent high of 37.19 and 11.26% above the recent low of 24.88.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.00
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 110/468
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.38, which is lower than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 7.59. The average price target for Automatic Data Processing Inc is 313.00, with a high of 332.00 and a low of 288.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.38
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 17 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
309.521
Target Price
+10.17%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

107
Total
7
Median
10
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Automatic Data Processing Inc
ADP
17
Salesforce Inc
CRM
54
Snowflake Inc
SNOW
51
Okta Inc
OKTA
46
Dynatrace Inc
DT
36
Cloudflare Inc
NET
35
1
2
3
...
22

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.56, which is lower than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 7.02. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 290.39 and the support level at 275.46, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.63
Change
-0.07

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(3)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.225
Sell
RSI(14)
36.178
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
26.004
Neutral
ATR(14)
3.637
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-93.265
Neutral
Williams %R
89.213
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.169
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
282.690
Sell
MA10
282.936
Sell
MA20
286.679
Sell
MA50
293.313
Sell
MA100
300.144
Sell
MA200
301.973
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 5.78. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 85.56%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.38%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 41.12M shares, representing 10.15% of shares outstanding, with 1.85% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
41.12M
+0.85%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
22.47M
-1.75%
State Street Investment Management (US)
18.78M
+1.01%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
11.39M
+3.13%
Invesco Capital Management (QQQ Trust)
8.31M
-0.35%
Capital Research Global Investors
7.91M
+13.58%
AllianceBernstein L.P.
7.14M
-3.54%
Wells Fargo Advisors
6.71M
-5.35%
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
4.63M
-5.38%
Wellington Management Company, LLP
4.62M
-0.78%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.69, which is higher than the Software & IT Services industry's average of 5.00. The company's beta value is 0.88. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.69
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.88
VaR
+2.01%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+14.27%
240-Day Volatility
+20.06%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+1.93%
120 days
+2.08%
5 years
+7.40%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-2.93%
120 days
-4.24%
5 years
-9.20%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-2.68
120 days
-0.95
5 years
+0.73

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+14.27%
3 years
+20.97%
5 years
+22.57%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.55
3 years
+0.15
5 years
+0.65
Skewness
240 days
-0.34
3 years
-0.80
5 years
-0.48

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+20.06%
5 years
+21.39%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.83%
5 years
+1.56%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-120.08%
240 days
-120.08%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+8.95%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+12.93%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.39%
120 days
+0.42%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-13.74%
60 days
-5.85%
120 days
+1.63%

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