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Automatic Data Processing (ADP): analyst forecast and price target

$289 +1.14% close 16.10.26 · market cap $113B · Technology · Software - Application QQQ 0.48%SPY 0.17%
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Hold

1 Buy5 Hold1 Sell

Ratings of 7 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only

12-month forecast

$294+1.6% upside

Based on 7 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $294, the highest $322, the lowest $280. The average is +1.6% from the last price of $289.

$200$250$300Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$322Average$294Low$280
Highest target $322 Average target $294 Lowest target $280
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction Date Move vs SPY
Jared Levine★★★★★★★★★★#5971 · hits 48% · avg +2.7% TD Cowen $283 Hold −2.0% Reiterated 05.10.26on TipRanks 03:20 +0.3%next day +0.3% · 5 days +4.8%
Jason Kupferberg★★★★★★★★★★#12264 · hits 47% · avg −7.5% Wells Fargo $303 Hold +4.9% Reiterated 24.09.26on TipRanks 06:35 −0.1%next day −0.3% · 5 days +0.7%
Unknown Analyst Bernstein — Hold — Reiterated 24.09.26on TipRanks 06:35 −0.1%next day −0.3% · 5 days +0.7%
Andy Yu CFA★★★★★★★★★★#11620 · hits 32% · avg −5.5% DBS $290 → $255−12.1% Hold −11.7% Reiterated 21.09.26on TipRanks 05:45 −2.0%next day −0.1% · 5 days −2.0%
Kevin Mcveigh★★★★★★★★★★#3009 · hits 54% · avg +4.2% UBS $290 Hold +0.4% Reiterated 14.09.26on TipRanks 09:55 +3.6%next day +0.4% · 5 days −4.3%
Bryan Keane★★★★★★★★★★#1581 · hits 59% · avg +6.7% Citi $230 → $287+24.8% Hold −0.7% Reiterated 13.09.26on TipRanks 21:10 +3.6%next day +0.4% · 5 days −4.3%
Ramsey El Assal★★★★★★★★★★#11271 · hits 48% · avg −2.2% Cantor Fitzgerald $310 Buy +7.3% Reiterated 04.08.26on TipRanks Aug 5 07:55 −1.5%next day 0.0% · 5 days +0.3%
David Grossman★★★★★★★★★★#4304 · hits 49% · avg +2.3% Stifel Nicolaus $285 Hold −1.3% Reiterated 03.08.26on TipRanks 09:45 −0.2%next day −1.5% · 5 days −0.6%
Tien Tsin Huang★★★★★★★★★★#2566 · hits 54% · avg +3.8% J.P. Morgan $275 → $280+1.8% Sell −3.1% Assigned 30.07.26on TipRanks 09:25 −5.2%next day +0.3% · 5 days 0.0%
Mark Marcon★★★★★★★★★★#763 · hits 60% · avg +12.2% Robert W. Baird $270 → $305+13.0% Hold +5.6% Reiterated 30.07.26on TipRanks 09:11 −5.2%next day +0.3% · 5 days 0.0%
James Faucette★★★★★★★★★★#2607 · hits 60% · avg +3.1% Morgan Stanley $240 → $286+19.2% Hold −1.0% Reiterated 30.07.26on TipRanks 06:50 −5.2%next day +0.3% · 5 days 0.0%
Dan Dolev★★★★★★★★★★#1453 · hits 53% · avg +7.6% Mizuho Securities $305 → $322+5.6% Buy +11.5% Reiterated 30.07.26on TipRanks 05:21 −5.2%next day +0.3% · 5 days 0.0%
Daniel Jester★★★★★★★★★★#4103 · hits 50% · avg +3.2% BMO Capital $248 → $305+23.0% Hold +5.6% Assigned 29.07.26on TipRanks Jul 30 07:56 +5.0%next day −5.2% · 5 days −6.7%
Ashish Sabadra★★★★★★★★★★#6262 · hits 53% · avg +0.6% RBC Capital $290 Hold +0.4% Reiterated 29.07.26on TipRanks Jul 30 07:02 +5.0%next day −5.2% · 5 days −6.7%
Samad Samana★★★★★★★★★★#5609 · hits 46% · avg +1.2% Jefferies $190 → $225+18.4% Sell −22.1% Assigned 29.07.26on TipRanks 14:50 +5.0%next day −5.2% · 5 days −6.7%
John Eade★★★★★★★★★★#268 · hits 66% · avg +15.0% Argus Research $300 → $240−20.0% Buy −16.9% Assigned 04.05.26on TipRanks May 5 09:15 −1.0%next day −1.1% · 5 days −2.8%
Jacob Smith CFA★★★★★★★★★★#4434 · hits 82% · avg +15.2% Guggenheim $270 Buy −6.5% Reiterated 29.04.26on TipRanks Apr 30 08:10 +8.0%next day −2.4% · 5 days −6.8%

The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included

Best analysts covering Automatic Data Processing

TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.

Most accurate

3 months Ramsey El Assal★★★★★★★★★★Cantor Fitzgerald · #11271
Hits 48%235 of 490 Average return −2.2%
1 year Ramsey El Assal★★★★★★★★★★Cantor Fitzgerald · #11271
Hits 48%235 of 490 Average return −2.2%
2 years Dan Dolev★★★★★★★★★★Mizuho Securities · #1453
Hits 53%260 of 494 Average return +7.6%

Most profitable

3 months Ramsey El Assal★★★★★★★★★★Cantor Fitzgerald · #11271
Hits 48%235 of 490 Average return −2.2%
1 year Ramsey El Assal★★★★★★★★★★Cantor Fitzgerald · #11271
Hits 48%235 of 490 Average return −2.2%
2 years Dan Dolev★★★★★★★★★★Mizuho Securities · #1453
Hits 53%260 of 494 Average return +7.6%

How the average price target moved

The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $288 at a price of $258 (+11.4%); now: $288 at $289 (−0.5%).

$260$280Sep 15Oct 1Oct 15Top analysts$294Average target$288Price$289

PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target

Recommendation trend · top analysts

051015151Oct 25151Nov131Dec142Jan 26152Feb262Mar48Apr59May48Jun281Jul1101Aug1131Sep7Oct

Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

Rating05.2606.2607.2608.2609.2610.26
Strong Buy000000
Buy542110
Hold98810137
Sell001110

Earnings and sales forecast

Next report: 28.10.26 (Q1 2027, date not confirmed)

Earnings per share

Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $2.77 (from $2.68 to $2.92). Last quarter: $2.64.

Sales

Next quarter’s sales estimate — $5.5B (from $5.4B to $5.5B). Last quarter: $5.5B.

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About Automatic Data Processing
  • CEO: Maria Black
  • Employees: 67,000
  • One ADP Boulevard, Roseland, NJ, 07068, US
  • www.adp.com

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) is a global provider of cloud-based solutions designed for human capital management (HCM). The company organizes its operations into two primary segments: Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO). Through its Employer Services division, ADP delivers strategic, cloud-powered platforms and comprehensive human resources (HR) outsourcing. This encompasses a wide array of services such as payroll processing, benefits administration, talent acquisition and management, general HR and workforce management, insurance, retirement planning, and regulatory compliance, often integrated into holistic HCM solutions. Conversely, the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) segment specializes in offering HR outsourcing to small and mid-sized businesses, leveraging a co-employment framework. This segment's offerings span robust benefits packages, regulatory protection and compliance, talent engagement strategies, specialized HR expertise, all-encompassing outsourcing, and even recruitment process outsourcing. Established in 1949, ADP maintains its corporate headquarters in Roseland, New Jersey.

Data from the stock’s TipRanks forecast page, read 33 min ago. It is read again as soon as a new rating appears and at least every 8 hours. TipRanks ↗