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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.
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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 46 more articles in the media than Avis Budget Group. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 6 mentions for Avis Budget Group. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.56 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
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.
Avis Budget Group currently has a consensus target price of $117.00, suggesting a potential downside of 34.46%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus target price of $307.08, suggesting a potential upside of 0.06%. Given Automatic Data Processing's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:ADP) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
