An Evaluation Of Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ: ADP) Prospects

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

ADP belongs to the Technology sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Software – Application industry. The current market capitalization of Automatic Data Processing Inc is $116.42B. A total of 3.77 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.82M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Michaud Brian L. sold 1,500 shares of ADP for 305.38 per share on Apr 01 ’25. After the transaction, the Corp VP now owns 12,073 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 01 ’25, Michaud Brian L. bought 1,500 shares at 305.38 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, D’Ambrosio Christopher disposed of 473 shares on Mar 10 ’25 at a per-share price of $306.20. This resulted in the Corp. VP holding 7,244 shares of ADP after the transaction. In another insider transaction, D’Ambrosio Christopher bought 473 shares at $306.20 per share on Mar 10 ’25.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Automatic Data Processing Inc pays an annual dividend of $5.88, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.06%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.85. ADP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.1% when it declared a $1.54 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.12%. The ADP stock dividend was $1.54 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, ADP has a high of $322.84 and a low of $231.27.

As of this writing, ADP has an earnings estimate of $2.96 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 13.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.02 per share and a lower estimate of $2.8.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. ADP’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.44B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $3.49B in debt and $55.16B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $12.48, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.23B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for ADP is Buy with a score of 3.33.

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