The stock of Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) has seen a -4.24% decrease in the past week, with a 0.96% gain in the past month, and a 6.18% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.15%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.98% for ADP. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.88% for ADP’s stock, with a 4.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ: ADP) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ: ADP) is 31.98x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for ADP is 0.79. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ADP is 405.38M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.26% of that float. On June 12, 2025, ADP’s average trading volume was 1.81M shares.
ADP) stock’s latest price update
Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ: ADP)’s stock price has dropped by -0.69 in relation to previous closing price of 314.52. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -4.24% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-07 that This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields slightly over 4%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 9%.
Analysts’ Opinion of ADP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ADP stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for ADP by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ADP in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $243 based on the research report published on January 17, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to ADP, setting the target price at $235 in the report published on November 07th of the previous year.
ADP Trading at 1.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ADP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.32% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ADP starting from D’Ambrosio Christopher, who sale 472 shares at the price of $311.82 back on May 12 ’25. After this action, D’Ambrosio Christopher now owns 7,491 shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc, valued at $147,179 using the latest closing price.
D’Ambrosio Christopher, the Officer of Automatic Data Processing Inc, proposed sale 472 shares at $311.82 during a trade that took place back on May 12 ’25, which means that D’Ambrosio Christopher is holding shares at $147,179 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ADP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Automatic Data Processing Inc stands at 0.2. The total capital return value is set at 0.33. Equity return is now at value 76.29, with 6.63 for asset returns.
Based on Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.13. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.73. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.9.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.8 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 6.35. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.02.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
