ADP vs. CAR, CCRN, CRAI, VRSK, BAH, G, IT, RHI, ROL, and TRU
Should you be buying Automatic Data Processing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Automatic Data Processing include Avis Budget Group (CAR), Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), Charles River Associates (CRAI), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH), Genpact (G), Gartner (IT), Robert Half (RHI), Rollins (ROL), and TransUnion (TRU).
Automatic Data Processing vs. Its Competitors
Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.
Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Avis Budget Group. Avis Budget Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Automatic Data Processing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Automatic Data Processing has a net margin of 19.84% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -19.06%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 72.84% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.
96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 37 more articles in the media than Avis Budget Group. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 7 mentions for Avis Budget Group. Avis Budget Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Automatic Data Processing's score of 1.06 indicating that Avis Budget Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Avis Budget Group presently has a consensus price target of $143.80, suggesting a potential downside of 8.94%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus price target of $317.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.65%. Given Automatic Data Processing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Automatic Data Processing is more favorable than Avis Budget Group.
Summary
Automatic Data Processing beats Avis Budget Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ADP) was last updated on 9/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
