Automatic Data Processing Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:ADP)

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

Automatic Data Processing announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.79 per share on Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.94%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. View Automatic Data Processing's Dividend History.

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 31st. The business services provider reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.13 by $0.01. The business services provider earned $3.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.50 billion. Automatic Data Processing had a return on equity of 47.48% and a net margin of 16.17%. The business's revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.99 EPS. View Automatic Data Processing's Earnings History.

Automatic Data Processing is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Automatic Data Processing.

Automatic Data Processing will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 30th 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 FY 2020 earnings guidance on Wednesday, July, 31st. The company provided EPS guidance of $6.10-6.21 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.06. The company issued revenue guidance of $15.0255-15.16725 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $15.13 billion.

10 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Automatic Data Processing's stock. Their forecasts range from $150.00 to $195.00. On average, they expect Automatic Data Processing's share price to reach $175.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Automatic Data Processing.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Automatic Data Processing in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Automatic Data Processing.

Media stories about ADP stock have been trending negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Automatic Data Processing earned a news impact score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely 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 in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,190,000 shares, an increase of 27.1% from the August 30th total of 2,510,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,950,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days. Approximately 0.7% 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 many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Welch & Forbes LLC (0.06%), Pennsylvania Trust Co (0.04%), Abner Herrman & Brock LLC (0.03%), Park National Corp OH (0.03%), Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.02%) and Northstar Investment Advisors LLC (0.02%). 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, Edward B Flynn III, 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 Park National Corp OH, Macnealy Hoover Investment Management Inc., Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, Ellevest Inc., Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC, Ipswich Investment Management Co. Inc., Summit Financial Group Inc. and Cerebellum GP LLC. Company insiders that have sold Automatic Data Processing company stock in the last year include Brock Albinson, Carlos A Rodriguez, Dermot J O'brien, Donald Weinstein, Douglas W Politi, Jan Siegmund, John Ayala, John P Jones III, Maria Black and Stuart Sackman. View Insider Buying and Selling for Automatic Data Processing.

ADP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Decatur Capital Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Pacer Advisors Inc., Lucia Wealth Services LLC, Northstar Investment Advisors LLC, Cullinan Associates Inc. and Bath Savings Trust Co. 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 $162.52.

Automatic Data Processing has a market capitalization of $70.48 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]