Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Competitors

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ADP vs. FI, PAYX, FIS, BR, GPN, JKHY, G, EXLS, WEX, and EEFT

Should you be buying Automatic Data Processing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Automatic Data Processing include Fiserv (FI), Paychex (PAYX), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Global Payments (GPN), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), and Euronet Worldwide (EEFT). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.

Automatic Data Processing vs.

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

Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fiserv has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Fiserv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Fiserv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Fiserv had 19 more articles in the media than Automatic Data Processing. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Fiserv and 38 mentions for Automatic Data Processing. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Fiserv's score of 1.00 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Automatic Data Processing
34 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Fiserv
38 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Automatic Data Processing currently has a consensus price target of $293.55, indicating a potential downside of 4.74%. Fiserv has a consensus price target of $239.83, indicating a potential upside of 3.89%. Given Fiserv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fiserv is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Automatic Data Processing
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Fiserv
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Automatic Data Processing has a net margin of 19.76% compared to Fiserv's net margin of 15.31%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 80.86% beat Fiserv's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Automatic Data Processing19.76% 80.86% 6.83%
Fiserv 15.31%17.93%5.97%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Automatic Data Processing$19.20B6.54$3.75B$9.5932.13
Fiserv$20.46B6.42$3.07B$5.3942.83

Fiserv received 158 more outperform votes than Automatic Data Processing when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.77% of users gave Fiserv an outperform vote while only 58.17% of users gave Automatic Data Processing an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Automatic Data ProcessingOutperform Votes
641
58.17%
Underperform Votes
461
41.83%
FiservOutperform Votes
799
63.77%
Underperform Votes
454
36.23%

Summary

Fiserv beats Automatic Data Processing on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ADP vs. The Competition

MetricAutomatic Data ProcessingData processing & preparation IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$125.56B$4.45B$8.14B$9.22B
Dividend Yield1.99%2.62%2.21%4.00%
P/E Ratio32.1378.6036.0119.45
Price / Sales6.547.8663.5477.34
Price / Cash23.5433.1131.5438.90
Price / Book24.736.556.185.05
Net Income$3.75B$42.09M$143.61M$222.81M
7 Day Performance0.40%0.46%1.30%1.29%
1 Month Performance4.04%2.52%1.53%1.52%
1 Year Performance21.81%16.63%20.39%16.53%

Automatic Data Processing Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
4.4642 of 5 stars
$308.15
-0.7%
$293.55
-4.7%
+21.8%$125.56B$19.20B32.1364,000Short Interest ↑
Positive News
FI
Fiserv
4.1224 of 5 stars
$231.04
+0.4%
$239.83
+3.8%
+55.9%$131.41B$20.46B42.8542,000Positive News
PAYX
Paychex
3.7387 of 5 stars
$147.53
+0.5%
$132.23
-10.4%
+19.3%$53.11B$5.28B31.0616,500Positive News
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services
4.977 of 5 stars
$82.66
-0.9%
$92.00
+11.3%
+8.2%$44.50B$9.82B32.9360,000Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions
4.7775 of 5 stars
$242.57
+0.9%
$239.17
-1.4%
+21.5%$28.36B$6.51B37.9214,600Short Interest ↓
Positive News
GPN
Global Payments
4.9965 of 5 stars
$110.21
+0.6%
$135.71
+23.1%
-21.3%$28.00B$9.65B20.7227,000Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
4.5703 of 5 stars
$173.92
+0.1%
$186.80
+7.4%
-3.5%$12.69B$2.27B31.397,170
G
Genpact
2.905 of 5 stars
$54.78
-0.3%
$48.44
-11.6%
+53.3%$9.66B$4.77B19.29129,100
EXLS
ExlService
4.0812 of 5 stars
$51.57
+0.3%
$45.00
-12.7%
+66.6%$8.30B$1.77B45.2454,000
WEX
WEX
4.8179 of 5 stars
$151.25
-0.5%
$199.73
+32.1%
-30.0%$6.02B$2.63B20.175,500
EEFT
Euronet Worldwide
4.5423 of 5 stars
$96.90
-0.1%
$127.14
+31.2%
-3.5%$4.26B$3.69B14.0010,000Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑

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