ADP

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC

Nasdaq · Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation · Inc. DE · CIK 0000008670
$229.08 -1.24% $92.2B
Insider Buying Cluster (2 insiders)Congressional Activity (7)
Vol
Market Cap$92.2B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusHold (35%)
Inst. Holders8 funds
Inst. Value$18.3B
Inst. Activity2 buys / 1 sells
Insider Activity1B / 5S
Insider Net $$49.1K
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports2
Congressional7 trades
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation·Inc. DE·CIK 0000008670·Prev Close $231.95

Recent Activity

Jun 9, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 61.9% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 447,647 | Exempt: 284 | TRF Vol: 722,786 | Short Ratio: 61.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark poo
May 31, 2026 SEC
The District Court of New Jersey granted ADP's motion to dismiss a putative securities class action with prejudice to th
COURT-RULING — Impact 5/10
May 8, 2026 Insider
Michaud Brian L. sold 848 shares
Executive VP @ $212.13 ($179.9K)
May 7, 2026 Insider
SWAN ROBERT HOLMES bought 3,619 shares
Director @ $206.05 ($745.7K)
Apr 14, 2026 Insider
D'Ambrosio Christopher sold 543 shares
Corp. VP @ $195.74 ($106.3K)
Apr 13, 2026 Congress
Ro Khanna buy
$15,001 - $50,000 — House
Mar 30, 2026 SEC
Analysis based on filing metadata only — document content was unavailable
COURT-RULING — Impact 3/10
Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
2,805,809 shares ($721.7M)

Price Targets

$246.80 +6.8% upside Buy
Current $231.17 Low $190.00 Median $240.00 High $305.00 15 analysts
$190.00 $305.00

Analyst Ratings

Sell35% buy · 23 analysts
3Strong Buy
5Buy
13Hold
1Sell
1Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 18, 2026 Wells Fargo UPGRADE Underweight → Equal-Weight
May 5, 2026 Argus Research MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Apr 30, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
Apr 30, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Hold → Hold
Apr 30, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $2.60 $2.55 — $2.63 15% YoY 14
Next Q $2.77 $2.68 — $3.06 11% YoY 13
Current FY $11.07 $11.03 — $11.11 11% YoY 16
Next FY $12.19 $11.85 — $12.38 10% YoY 17

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$10.7B
MORGAN STANLEY$2.7B
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$1.8B
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$1.5B
NORGES BANK$721.7MNEW

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 8, 2026Michaud BrianSELL$179.9K
May 7, 2026SWAN ROBERTBUY$745.7K
Apr 14, 2026D'Ambrosio ChristopherSELL$106.3K
Mar 16, 2026D'Ambrosio ChristopherSELL$113.2K
Feb 6, 2026Michaud BrianSELL$234.2K

Reddit Sentiment

50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
14 mentions 2 bullish 2 bearish

Congressional Trades

4 members: 2 buys, 5 sells
MemberPartyTypeAmount
Gilbert CisnerosDSELL$1,001 - $15,000
Ro KhannaDBUY$15,001 - $50,000
Jared MoskowitzDSELL$1,001 - $15,000
8 institutional holders with $18.3B total value (71,282,682 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, MORGAN, WELLS. Net buying activity: 2 institutions added/increased vs 1 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC41,579,918$10.7B58.3%
2MORGAN STANLEY10,348,562$2.7B14.5%
3WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN7,059,999$1.8B9.9%
4BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/5,866,710$1.5B8.2%
5NORGES BANK2,805,809$721.7M3.9%NEW
6CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC2,414,096$621.2M3.4%NEW
7FMR LLC1,149,768$295.8M1.6%
8RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC57,820$14.9M0.1%DOUBLED +863.7%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
NORGES BANKNEW2,805,809$721.7M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED6,00057,820+863.7%$14.9M2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPEXIT9000-100.0%$0.002025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW6,000$1.8M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEAR_EXIT10,300900-91.3%$264.1K2025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT2,259,5350-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
NORGES BANKNEW2,259,535$696.8M2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEAR_EXIT88,99210,300-88.4%$3.2M2025-Q2
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM1,690,0171,018,706-39.7%$311.2M2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM142,46288,992-37.5%$27.2M2025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT1,557,7250-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT473,0000-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD1,023,1081,690,017+65.2%$494.7M2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW2,252,807$623.4M2024-Q3
4 unique insiders with 6 transactions. Net insider value: $49.1K ($745.7K bought, $696.6K sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 8, 2026Michaud Brian L.Executive VPSELL848$212.13$179.9K
May 7, 2026SWAN ROBERT HOLMESDirectorBUY3,619$206.05$745.7K
Apr 14, 2026D'Ambrosio ChristopherCorp. VPSELL543$195.74$106.3K
Mar 16, 2026D'Ambrosio ChristopherCorp. VPSELL543$208.45$113.2K
Feb 6, 2026Michaud Brian L.Executive VPSELL1,000$234.18$234.2K
Feb 5, 2026Foskett DavidCorp. VPSELL266$237.00$63.0K
Feb 2, 2026Michaud Brian L.Executive VPF131.872$246.82$32.5K
Jan 30, 2026Foskett DavidCorp. VPF585.656$246.82$144.6K

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Sell (35% buy). Based on 23 analysts: 3 strong buy, 5 buy, 13 hold, 1 sell, 1 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$246.80 mean target +6.8% upside Buy (2.72)
$190.00 Low $305.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$231.17
Target Low$190.00
Target Mean$246.80
Target Median$240.00
Target High$305.00
# Analysts15
RecommendationBuy (2.72)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$2.60 $2.55 $2.63 15.0% +0.2% 11↑ 3↓ $5.4B 6.1% 14
Next Q
2026-09-30
$2.77 $2.68 $3.06 11.4% +0.4% 9↑ 4↓ $5.5B 5.9% 13
Current FY
2026-06-30
$11.07 $11.03 $11.11 10.6% +0.1% 16↑ 0↓ $21.8B 6.2% 16
Next FY
2027-06-30
$12.19 $11.85 $12.38 10.1% +0.4% 17↑ 0↓ $23.1B 5.9% 17

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$2.598
7d ago$2.598
30d ago$2.592+0.006
60d ago$2.564+0.034
90d ago$2.563+0.035
11 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 1 downgrades, 2 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 18, 2026 Wells Fargo UPGRADE Underweight Equal-Weight
May 5, 2026 Argus Research MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Apr 30, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 30, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Apr 30, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Apr 21, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald MAINTAIN Overweight Overweight
Apr 13, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Mar 27, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Mar 19, 2026 Guggenheim INITIATE Buy
Feb 9, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Jan 29, 2026 Morgan Stanley MAINTAIN Equal-Weight Equal-Weight
Jan 29, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Jan 29, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 29, 2026 Stifel MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Jan 29, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Jan 27, 2026 Cantor Fitzgerald INITIATE Overweight
Dec 16, 2025 Jefferies DOWNGRADE Hold Underperform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 202635131135%
May 1, 202635122135%
Apr 1, 202635122135%
Mar 1, 202625122132%
Feb 1, 202625122132%
Jan 1, 202612136213%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell
4 members of Congress traded this stock: 2 buys, 5 sells.

Congressional Trades

DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Apr 14, 2026Gilbert CisnerosDHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Automatic Data Processing IncMay 11, 2026 (28d)
Apr 13, 2026Ro KhannaDHOUSEBUY$15,001 - $50,000Automatic Data Processing IncMay 13, 2026 (31d)
Mar 23, 2026Jared MoskowitzDHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Automatic Data Processing IncMay 1, 2026 (40d)
Mar 23, 2026Jared MoskowitzDHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Automatic Data Processing IncMay 1, 2026 (40d)
Mar 23, 2026Jared MoskowitzDHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Automatic Data Processing IncMay 1, 2026 (40d)
Mar 19, 2026Rich McCormickRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Automatic Data Processing IncApr 8, 2026 (21d)
Mar 19, 2026Rich McCormickRHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Automatic Data Processing IncApr 8, 2026 (21d)
50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
14 mentions 2 bullish 2 bearish 13 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 5, 2026150° Neutral001
Jun 5, 2026150° Neutral001
Jun 4, 2026140° Cool011
May 6, 2026150° Neutral001
May 6, 2026150° Neutral001
Apr 29, 2026160° Warm101
Apr 28, 2026258° Warm102
Apr 28, 2026150° Neutral001
Mar 4, 2026156° Neutral001
Mar 4, 2026156° Neutral001
Feb 22, 2026150° Neutral001
Feb 4, 2026156° Neutral001
Jan 29, 2026140° Cool011

Recent Reddit Threads

r/wallstreetbets Neutral 4d 17h ago
Jobs report smashes expectations with payroll growth of 172,000
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.5
r/options Bearish 5d 17h ago
ADP Payrolls Drop: Will Wage Growth Hold or Signal Labor Market Cooling?
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.5
r/wallstreetbets Neutral 1mo ago
ADP all year!
▲ 1 💬 1 ⚡ 0.5
r/wallstreetbets Bullish 1mo ago
$ADP beat earnings estimates
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.5
r/stocks Neutral 1mo ago
Earnings research this week - 322 stocks (ADP VRSK GRMN)
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.5
r/stockmarket Bullish 2mo ago
Private sector hiring totaled 62,000 in March, better than expected, ADP says
▲ 59 💬 16 ⚡ 5.5
r/stocks Neutral 3mo ago
ADP: underrated compounder or fully priced “quality”?
▲ 1 💬 0 ⚡ 0.0
r/stockmarket Neutral 4mo ago
Private payrolls rose by just 22,000 in January, far short of expectations, ADP says
▲ 185 💬 35 ⚡ 1.6
r/stockmarket Bearish 4mo ago
Longterm investing is over and no one wants value
▲ 0 💬 14
Jun 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 61.9% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 447,647 | Exempt: 284 | TRF Vol: 722,786 | Short Ratio: 61.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 61.7% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 364,999 | Exempt: 360 | TRF Vol: 591,289 | Short Ratio: 61.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 55.7% short (0.4M / 0.8M)
Short: 447,908 | Exempt: 857 | TRF Vol: 803,976 | Short Ratio: 55.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 3, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 62.3% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 506,652 | Exempt: 253 | TRF Vol: 813,510 | Short Ratio: 62.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 61.1% short (0.9M / 1.4M)
Short: 879,477 | Exempt: 5,296 | TRF Vol: 1,439,074 | Short Ratio: 61.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 64.6% short (1.0M / 1.5M)
Short: 980,176 | Exempt: 415 | TRF Vol: 1,518,387 | Short Ratio: 64.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 62.3% short (0.5M / 0.9M)
Short: 545,164 | Exempt: 339 | TRF Vol: 875,742 | Short Ratio: 62.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 55.2% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 573,125 | Exempt: 369 | TRF Vol: 1,037,625 | Short Ratio: 55.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 19, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 55.2% short (0.8M / 1.5M)
Short: 818,076 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 1,482,685 | Short Ratio: 55.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 61.4% short (0.7M / 1.2M)
Short: 747,814 | Exempt: 2,073 | TRF Vol: 1,217,333 | Short Ratio: 61.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: ADP — 4.2M shares, 88,498 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 4,212,805 shares across 88,498 trades.
May 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 64.4% short (0.6M / 1.0M)
Short: 625,210 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 970,226 | Short Ratio: 64.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 14, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 73.0% short (0.7M / 1.0M)
Short: 702,377 | Exempt: 22 | TRF Vol: 962,390 | Short Ratio: 73.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 13, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 81.1% short (1.0M / 1.2M)
Short: 967,471 | Exempt: 40 | TRF Vol: 1,192,290 | Short Ratio: 81.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 12, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: ADP — 70.1% short (0.9M / 1.2M)
Short: 865,438 | Exempt: 33 | TRF Vol: 1,235,358 | Short Ratio: 70.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Mar 10, 2026
Enforcement
Dale Ylitalo, Individually and On Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Automatic Data Processing, Inc., ADP, Inc., and American Century Investments Services, Inc.
Court ruling from District Court, D. New Jersey. Docket: 2:24-cv-07635