Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Competitors

Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Charles River Associates has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 12 more articles in the media than Charles River Associates. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 5 mentions for Charles River Associates. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Charles River Associates' score of 0.27 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the media.

80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of Charles River Associates shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Charles River Associates shares are owned by company 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.

Automatic Data Processing has a net margin of 20.11% compared to Charles River Associates' net margin of 6.20%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 71.34% beat Charles River Associates' return on equity.

Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Charles River Associates pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Automatic Data Processing pays out 62.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Charles River Associates pays out 30.4% 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. Automatic Data Processing has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years and Charles River Associates has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Automatic Data Processing currently has a consensus target price of $273.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.98%. Charles River Associates has a consensus target price of $245.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.25%. Given Charles River Associates' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Charles River Associates is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

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.

Automatic Data Processing currently has a consensus target price of $273.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.98%. Verisk Analytics has a consensus target price of $226.71, indicating a potential upside of 35.07%. Given Verisk Analytics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Verisk Analytics is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Verisk Analytics has a net margin of 28.24% compared to Automatic Data Processing's net margin of 20.11%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 71.34% beat Verisk Analytics' return on equity.

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

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 12 more articles in the media than Verisk Analytics. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 5 mentions for Verisk Analytics. Verisk Analytics' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Automatic Data Processing's score of 0.58 indicating that Verisk Analytics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Verisk Analytics pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Automatic Data Processing pays out 62.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Verisk Analytics pays out 30.7% 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. Automatic Data Processing has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years and Verisk Analytics has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Verisk Analytics has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

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 20.11% compared to Booz Allen Hamilton's net margin of 7.01%. Booz Allen Hamilton's return on equity of 76.71% beat Automatic Data Processing's return on equity.

Booz Allen Hamilton has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 11 more articles in the media than Booz Allen Hamilton. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 6 mentions for Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen Hamilton's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Automatic Data Processing's score of 0.58 indicating that Booz Allen Hamilton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.

91.8% of Booz Allen Hamilton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Booz Allen Hamilton 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Booz Allen Hamilton currently has a consensus price target of $83.69, suggesting a potential upside of 20.65%. Automatic Data Processing has a consensus price target of $273.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.98%. Given Booz Allen Hamilton's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 3.4%. Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Booz Allen Hamilton pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Automatic Data Processing pays out 62.2% 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 presently has a consensus price target of $273.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.98%. Equifax has a consensus price target of $210.30, suggesting a potential upside of 53.24%. Given Equifax's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equifax is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Equifax has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

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 20.11% compared to Equifax's net margin of 10.73%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 71.34% beat Equifax's return on equity.

Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Equifax pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Automatic Data Processing pays out 62.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Equifax pays out 39.4% 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. Automatic Data Processing has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years and Equifax has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Equifax shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Equifax 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.

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 2 more articles in the media than Equifax. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 15 mentions for Equifax. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Equifax's score of 0.11 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the media.