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ADP vs. FI, PAYX, FIS, BR, GPN, JKHY, G, EXLS, WEX, and MMS

Should you be buying Automatic Data Processing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Automatic Data Processing include Fiserv (FI), Paychex (PAYX), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR), Global Payments (GPN), Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY), Genpact (G), ExlService (EXLS), WEX (WEX), and Maximus (MMS). These companies are all part of the "data processing & outsourced services" industry.

Automatic Data Processing vs.

Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) and Fiserv (NYSE:FI) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Automatic Data Processing has higher revenue and earnings than Fiserv. Automatic Data Processing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fiserv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Automatic Data Processing$19.20B6.43$3.75B$9.3732.37
Fiserv$383.42M320.37$3.07B$5.2041.52

Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fiserv has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Automatic Data Processing currently has a consensus price target of $291.27, suggesting a potential downside of 3.95%. Fiserv has a consensus price target of $224.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.75%. Given Fiserv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fiserv is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Automatic Data Processing
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Fiserv
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
21 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.96

Fiserv received 150 more outperform votes than Automatic Data Processing when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.50% of users gave Fiserv an outperform vote while only 58.18% of users gave Automatic Data Processing an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Automatic Data ProcessingOutperform Votes
640
58.18%
Underperform Votes
460
41.82%
FiservOutperform Votes
790
63.50%
Underperform Votes
454
36.50%

Automatic Data Processing has a net margin of 19.72% compared to Fiserv's net margin of 15.22%. Automatic Data Processing's return on equity of 82.36% beat Fiserv's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Automatic Data Processing19.72% 82.36% 6.89%
Fiserv 15.22%17.10%5.61%

80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.0% of Fiserv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Fiserv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Automatic Data Processing had 2 more articles in the media than Fiserv. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Automatic Data Processing and 58 mentions for Fiserv. Fiserv's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Automatic Data Processing's score of 1.07 indicating that Fiserv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Automatic Data Processing
32 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Fiserv
44 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Fiserv pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Automatic Data Processing pays out 65.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fiserv pays out 5.8% 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 26 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Fiserv beats Automatic Data Processing on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ADP vs. The Competition

MetricAutomatic Data ProcessingData processing & preparation IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$123.57B$4.46B$7.97B$9.12B
Dividend Yield2.08%2.66%2.21%3.98%
P/E Ratio32.3734.7928.8917.51
Price / Sales6.437.12102.3483.39
Price / Cash22.5831.4031.2537.67
Price / Book27.306.166.134.72
Net Income$3.75B$42.58M$137.20M$224.62M
7 Day Performance2.52%-1.60%-1.34%-0.42%
1 Month Performance3.51%0.43%-1.22%3.57%
1 Year Performance27.11%15.71%20.54%19.11%

Automatic Data Processing Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
4.917 of 5 stars
$303.26
+0.9%
$291.27
-4.0%
+27.1%$123.57B$19.20B32.3764,000Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
Positive News
FI
Fiserv
4.7206 of 5 stars
$211.98
+1.5%
$224.00
+5.7%
+49.9%$120.60B$19.09B40.7642,000Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
PAYX
Paychex
3.7538 of 5 stars
$147.83
+1.2%
$132.23
-10.6%
+20.9%$53.28B$5.28B31.1516,500Positive News
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services
4.9615 of 5 stars
$80.89
+2.1%
$92.00
+13.7%
+29.9%$43.55B$9.82B32.2360,000Dividend Increase
Options Volume
News Coverage
Positive News
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions
4.75 of 5 stars
$239.99
+1.1%
$226.71
-5.5%
+14.4%$28.11B$6.51B41.6014,300Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
GPN
Global Payments
4.9788 of 5 stars
$109.45
+0.4%
$135.71
+24.0%
-16.9%$27.88B$9.65B20.6327,000Positive News
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
4.612 of 5 stars
$177.51
+2.1%
$186.80
+5.2%
+2.9%$12.94B$2.22B32.507,170Upcoming Earnings
G
Genpact
2.6147 of 5 stars
$46.64
+0.6%
$44.00
-5.7%
+32.9%$8.23B$4.48B12.81129,100Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
EXLS
ExlService
4.4362 of 5 stars
$49.18
+0.1%
$45.00
-8.5%
+57.3%$7.91B$1.63B43.1554,000Insider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
WEX
WEX
4.2764 of 5 stars
$182.23
+0.4%
$217.73
+19.5%
-11.2%$7.25B$2.55B23.135,500Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
MMS
Maximus
3.6327 of 5 stars
$77.92
+2.0%
$90.00
+15.5%
-9.5%$4.70B$5.31B15.5841,100Upcoming Earnings
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This page (NASDAQ:ADP) was last updated on 1/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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