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NASDAQ:ADP

Automatic Data Processing - ADP Competitors

$218.10
+2.23 (+1.03%)
(As of 03/21/2023 04:00 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$215.18
$218.56
50-Day Range
$213.22
$245.36
52-Week Range
$196.61
$274.92
Volume
2.23 million shs
Average Volume
2.15 million shs
Market Capitalization
$90.37 billion
P/E Ratio
28.96
Dividend Yield
2.29%
Price Target
$246.10

ADP vs. VRSK, SPGI, FISV, WM, TRI, SQ, RSG, TT, PAYX, and IQV

Should you be buying Automatic Data Processing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Automatic Data Processing include Verisk Analytics (VRSK), S&P Global (SPGI), Fiserv (FISV), Waste Management (WM), Thomson Reuters (TRI), Block (SQ), Republic Services (RSG), Trane Technologies (TT), Paychex (PAYX), and IQVIA (IQV). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.

Automatic Data Processing vs.

Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ:VRSK) and Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and valuation.

Verisk Analytics pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Verisk Analytics pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automatic Data Processing pays out 66.4% 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 4 consecutive years and Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

89.9% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Verisk Analytics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Verisk Analytics$2.50 billion11.53$953.90 million$5.9631.22
Automatic Data Processing$16.50 billion5.48$2.95 billion$7.5328.96

Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Automatic Data Processing received 83 more outperform votes than Verisk Analytics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.58% of users gave Verisk Analytics an outperform vote while only 60.27% of users gave Automatic Data Processing an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Verisk AnalyticsOutperform Votes
536
66.58%
Underperform Votes
269
33.42%
Automatic Data ProcessingOutperform Votes
619
60.27%
Underperform Votes
408
39.73%

Verisk Analytics has a net margin of 32.92% compared to Automatic Data Processing's net margin of 18.24%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 96.94% beat Verisk Analytics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Verisk Analytics 32.92% 41.53% 12.37%
Automatic Data Processing 18.24% 96.94% 5.33%

Verisk Analytics presently has a consensus price target of $201.09, indicating a potential upside of 8.06%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus price target of $246.10, indicating a potential upside of 12.84%. Given Automatic Data Processing's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Automatic Data Processing is more favorable than Verisk Analytics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Verisk Analytics
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Automatic Data Processing
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

In the previous week, Verisk Analytics had 16 more articles in the media than Automatic Data Processing. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Verisk Analytics and 11 mentions for Automatic Data Processing. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Verisk Analytics' score of 0.36 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
Verisk Analytics
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Automatic Data Processing
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Verisk Analytics beats Automatic Data Processing on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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ADP vs. The Competition

MetricAutomatic Data ProcessingData processing & preparation IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$90.37B$2.57B$4.70B$5.89B
Dividend Yield2.35%1.85%4.92%4.46%
P/E Ratio28.966.88248.3712.39
Price / Sales5.484.92331.7558.21
Price / Cash19.5923.7120.2857.15
Price / Book28.113.234.405.09
Net Income$2.95B-$40.82M$115.16M$190.42M
7 Day Performance2.11%2.21%-0.61%-0.60%
1 Month Performance-2.93%-8.93%-6.34%-5.61%
1 Year Performance2.62%-26.75%-21.28%-16.66%

Automatic Data Processing Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VRSK
Verisk Analytics
3.1394 of 5 stars
$179.97
-0.5%
$201.09
+11.7%
-10.9%$27.84B$2.50B30.207,000Analyst Upgrade
SPGI
S&P Global
3.5908 of 5 stars
$333.98
+0.4%
$393.56
+17.8%
-18.4%$107.54B$11.18B31.8139,950
FISV
Fiserv
2.5897 of 5 stars
$109.26
-1.1%
$127.14
+16.4%
+10.1%$68.63B$17.74B27.8741,000
WM
Waste Management
2.6066 of 5 stars
$155.06
+0.5%
$169.50
+9.3%
-0.5%$63.29B$19.70B28.7749,500
TRI
Thomson Reuters
2.6788 of 5 stars
$121.46
-1.1%
$138.00
+13.6%
+16.0%$57.58B$6.63B42.1724,400Analyst Upgrade
SQ
Block
2.375 of 5 stars
$74.07
+0.6%
$107.27
+44.8%
-47.0%$44.59B$17.53B-77.9712,428
RSG
Republic Services
2.9131 of 5 stars
$132.80
+0.6%
$145.33
+9.4%
+0.2%$41.97B$13.51B28.3240,000Insider Selling
TT
Trane Technologies
2.4659 of 5 stars
$178.58
-5.6%
$183.78
+2.9%
+14.3%$40.91B$15.99B23.8439,000
PAYX
Paychex
2.6465 of 5 stars
$107.00
-1.1%
$123.69
+15.6%
-14.4%$38.57B$4.61B26.4216,000
IQV
IQVIA
3.0759 of 5 stars
$195.27
-2.7%
$256.27
+31.2%
-15.7%$36.35B$14.41B34.2086,000
This page (NASDAQ:ADP) was last updated on 3/21/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff