Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Competitors

Charles River Associates has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Charles River Associates currently has a consensus target price of $245.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.33%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus target price of $285.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.04%. Given Charles River Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Charles River Associates is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Charles River Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Charles River Associates pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automatic Data Processing pays out 60.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Charles River Associates has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 14 more articles in the media than Charles River Associates. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 10 mentions for Charles River Associates. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Charles River Associates' score of 0.22 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Charles River Associates. Charles River Associates 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.

84.1% of Charles River Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Charles River Associates 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Automatic Data Processing has a net margin of 20.33% compared to Charles River Associates' net margin of 6.28%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 77.01% beat Charles River Associates' return on equity.

Verisk Analytics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Verisk Analytics pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automatic Data Processing pays out 60.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Verisk Analytics has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

90.0% of Verisk Analytics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Verisk Analytics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 19 more articles in the media than Verisk Analytics. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 5 mentions for Verisk Analytics. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Verisk Analytics' score of 0.70 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus target price of $225.86, indicating a potential upside of 8.68%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus target price of $285.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.04%. Given Verisk Analytics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Verisk Analytics is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Verisk Analytics has a net margin of 27.68% compared to Automatic Data Processing's net margin of 20.33%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 77.01% beat Verisk Analytics' return on equity.

Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Verisk Analytics. Automatic Data Processing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verisk Analytics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Automatic Data Processing has a net margin of 20.33% compared to Booz Allen Hamilton's net margin of 7.14%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 77.01% beat Booz Allen Hamilton's return on equity.

Booz Allen Hamilton has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has a consensus price target of $89.71, indicating a potential upside of 4.12%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.04%. Given Booz Allen Hamilton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Booz Allen Hamilton is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Booz Allen Hamilton pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Booz Allen Hamilton pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automatic Data Processing pays out 60.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Booz Allen Hamilton has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Automatic Data Processing has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Booz Allen Hamilton is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton 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.

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 19 more articles in the media than Booz Allen Hamilton. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 5 mentions for Booz Allen Hamilton. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Booz Allen Hamilton's score of 0.66 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 17 more articles in the media than Equifax. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 7 mentions for Equifax. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Equifax's score of 0.64 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Equifax currently has a consensus target price of $200.55, suggesting a potential upside of 6.49%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus target price of $285.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.04%. Given Equifax's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Equifax is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Equifax. Automatic Data Processing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equifax, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Automatic Data Processing has a net margin of 20.33% compared to Equifax's net margin of 11.27%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 77.01% beat Equifax's return on equity.

Equifax has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

96.2% of Equifax shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Equifax shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Equifax pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Equifax pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automatic Data Processing pays out 60.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Equifax has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.