Live Earnings Conference Call: Automatic Data Processing's Q4 2025 earnings call is happening now. Follow this link to listen to the live Q4 2025 earnings call for Automatic Data Processing. Listen live. Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Competitors $308.64 +1.75 (+0.57%) Closing price 07/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$301.20 -7.44 (-2.41%) As of 09:17 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ADP vs. CAR, CCRN, CRAI, VRSK, BAH, G, IT, RHI, ROL, and TRUShould 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 Cross Country Healthcare Charles River Associates Verisk Analytics Booz Allen Hamilton Genpact Gartner Robert Half Rollins TransUnion Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) and Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Does the media prefer CAR or ADP? In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 17 more articles in the media than Avis Budget Group. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 19 mentions for Avis Budget Group. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.28 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avis Budget Group 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Automatic Data Processing 29 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CAR or ADP? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvis Budget Group$11.79B0.61-$1.82B-$62.95-3.24Automatic Data Processing$19.20B6.52$3.75B$9.7731.59 Which has more risk and volatility, CAR or ADP? Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CAR or ADP? 96.4% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Avis Budget Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CAR or ADP more profitable? Automatic Data Processing has a net margin of 19.79% compared to Avis Budget Group's net margin of -18.96%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 77.33% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avis Budget Group-18.96% -14.74% -0.84% Automatic Data Processing 19.79%77.33%7.18% Do analysts recommend CAR or ADP? Avis Budget Group currently has a consensus price target of $127.60, indicating a potential downside of 37.41%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus price target of $309.62, indicating a potential upside of 0.32%. Given Automatic Data Processing's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Automatic Data Processing is more favorable than Avis Budget Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avis Budget Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Automatic Data Processing 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.15 SummaryAutomatic Data Processing beats Avis Budget Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Automatic Data Processing News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ADP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ADP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ADP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAutomatic Data ProcessingINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$124.57B$18.64B$29.16B$9.55BDividend Yield2.01%2.86%3.05%4.03%P/E Ratio31.5976.9534.3219.95Price / Sales6.52179.741,637.8067.75Price / Cash23.3895.2238.7258.72Price / Book27.788.527.775.77Net Income$3.75B$341.62M$782.10M$259.21M7 Day Performance1.45%-1.82%-1.15%-2.40%1 Month Performance0.08%6.47%4.15%9.41%1 Year Performance19.75%54.36%25.24%16.67% Automatic Data Processing Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ADPAutomatic Data Processing4.8043 of 5 stars$308.64+0.6%$309.62+0.3%+20.9%$124.57B$19.20B31.5964,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCARAvis Budget Group2.6763 of 5 stars$190.93-0.8%$127.60-33.2%+102.3%$6.73B$11.79B-3.0424,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpCCRNCross Country Healthcare3.589 of 5 stars$13.30+4.1%$17.93+34.8%-16.8%$436.14M$1.34B-25.108,205CRAICharles River Associates4.132 of 5 stars$176.31-0.5%$228.00+29.3%-2.0%$1.20B$687.41M23.74940Upcoming EarningsVRSKVerisk Analytics4.1639 of 5 stars$301.11-0.3%$302.40+0.4%+3.6%$42.12B$2.88B44.097,800Positive NewsEarnings ReportBAHBooz Allen Hamilton4.9059 of 5 stars$109.54+0.2%$134.64+22.9%-25.1%$13.63B$11.98B15.1435,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGGenpact3.6869 of 5 stars$45.11-0.6%$49.75+10.3%+30.2%$7.89B$4.77B15.40140,000ITGartner4.6515 of 5 stars$353.37-0.6%$507.56+43.6%-25.7%$27.18B$6.30B21.9721,044Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsRHIRobert Half4.6842 of 5 stars$41.88+0.1%$48.71+16.3%-39.4%$4.28B$5.80B20.9614,700Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionROLRollins3.4213 of 5 stars$55.60-0.4%$60.50+8.8%+20.4%$26.95B$3.39B56.1820,265Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionTRUTransUnion4.5612 of 5 stars$93.46-0.2%$110.64+18.4%+13.1%$18.24B$4.18B49.7313,400Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CAR Alternatives CCRN Alternatives CRAI Alternatives VRSK Alternatives BAH Alternatives G Alternatives IT Alternatives RHI Alternatives ROL Alternatives TRU Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ADP) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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