Automatic Data Processing - ADP Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Automatic Data Processing in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" ADP shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ADP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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4 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Automatic Data Processing's shares. Their ADP share price forecasts range from $225.00 to $278.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $246.10 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.9% from the stock's current price.
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Automatic Data Processing's stock was trading at $238.86 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, ADP stock has decreased by 10.4% and is now trading at $214.13.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 26th 2023.
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Automatic Data Processing will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 26th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 25th. The business services provider reported $1.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.01. The business services provider had revenue of $4.39 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.39 billion. Automatic Data Processing had a net margin of 18.24% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 96.94%. Automatic Data Processing's quarterly revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.65 EPS.
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Automatic Data Processing declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 11th. Investors of record on Friday, March 10th will be given a dividend of $1.25 per share on Saturday, April 1st. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 9th.
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Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.34%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 48 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 66.40%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, ADP will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.37% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Automatic Data Processing issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Wednesday, January, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $8.06-$8.20 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.12. The company issued revenue guidance of $17.82 billion-$17.98 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $17.94 billion.

5,336 employees have rated Automatic Data Processing Chief Executive Officer Carlos A. Rodriguez on Glassdoor.com. Carlos A. Rodriguez has an approval rating of 90% among the company's employees.

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

Automatic Data Processing's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Morgan Stanley (2.66%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.18%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.17%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.07%), Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC (1.63%) and Fundsmith LLP (1.34%). Insiders that own company stock include Alexander Quevedo, Augusto J Blanchard, Brian L Michaud, Brock Albinson, Carlos A Rodriguez, Christopher D'ambrosio, Deborah L Dyson, Deborah L Dyson, Donald Weinstein, James T Sperduto, Joseph Desilva, Laura G Brown, Sreenivasa Kutam and Stuart Sackman.
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One share of ADP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $214.13.

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) has a market capitalization of $88.72 billion and generates $16.50 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $2.95 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.53 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 60,000 workers across the globe.

Automatic Data Processing's mailing address is ONE ADP BOULVARD, ROSELAND NJ, 07068. The official website for the company is www.adp.com. The business services provider can be reached via phone at (973) 974-5000, via email at investor.mail@adp.com, or via fax at 973-974-5390.