NASDAQ:ADP - Automatic Data Processing Stock Price, Forecast & News

Automatic Data Processing trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ADP."

Automatic Data Processing announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.91 per share on Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $3.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 12th. View Automatic Data Processing's Dividend History.

Automatic Data Processing declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, November 12th 2019, which permits the company to buyback $5,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 6.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The business services provider reported $1.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.01. The business services provider earned $3.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.52 billion. Automatic Data Processing had a return on equity of 46.94% and a net margin of 16.52%. Automatic Data Processing's quarterly revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.20 earnings per share. View Automatic Data Processing's Earnings History.

Automatic Data Processing is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 29th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Automatic Data Processing.

Automatic Data Processing will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, January 29th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Automatic Data Processing issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $6.10-6.21 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $6.15. The company issued revenue guidance of $14.96-$15.10 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $15.07 billion.

12 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for Automatic Data Processing's stock. Their forecasts range from $174.00 to $195.00. On average, they anticipate Automatic Data Processing's share price to reach $182.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Automatic Data Processing.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Automatic Data Processing in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Automatic Data Processing.

News stories about ADP stock have been trending positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Automatic Data Processing earned a media sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Automatic Data Processing.

Automatic Data Processing saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,930,000 shares, an increase of 9.3% from the December 15th total of 4,510,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,720,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.9 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company's shares are sold short. View Automatic Data Processing's Current Options Chain.

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Automatic Data Processing's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Boston Trust Walden Corp (0.16%), Huntington National Bank (0.11%), PGGM Investments (0.07%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.06%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.05%) and Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. (0.05%). Company insiders that own Automatic Data Processing stock include Brock Albinson, Carlos A Rodriguez, Dermot J O'brien, Don Mcguire, Donald Weinstein, Douglas W Politi, Jan Siegmund, John Ayala, John P Jones III, Maria Black, Michael A Bonarti, Michael C Eberhard, Stuart Sackman and Thomas J Perrotti. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Automatic Data Processing.

ADP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sabal Trust CO, Baxter Bros Inc., Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, Archford Capital Strategies LLC and Park National Corp OH. Company insiders that have sold Automatic Data Processing company stock in the last year include Brock Albinson, Carlos A Rodriguez, Dermot J O'brien, Don Mcguire, Donald Weinstein, Douglas W Politi, Jan Siegmund, John Ayala, Maria Black and Stuart Sackman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Automatic Data Processing.

ADP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Rockland Trust Co., Bright Rock Capital Management LLC, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Cullinan Associates Inc., Advisors Capital Management LLC and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI. View Insider Buying and Selling for Automatic Data Processing.

Shares of ADP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ADP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $176.87.

Automatic Data Processing has a market capitalization of $76.53 billion and generates $14.18 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $2.29 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.45 on an earnings per share basis. Automatic Data Processing employs 58,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Automatic Data Processing.

The official website for Automatic Data Processing is http://www.adp.com/.

Automatic Data Processing's mailing address is ONE ADP BOULVARD, ROSELAND NJ, 07068. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 973-974-5000 or via email at [email protected]