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

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

Automatic Data Processing vs.

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

Automatic Data Processing pays an annual dividend of $6.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Mastercard pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Automatic Data Processing pays out 64.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mastercard pays out 21.9% 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 49 consecutive years and Mastercard has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Automatic Data Processing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Automatic Data Processing has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mastercard has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Automatic Data Processing currently has a consensus target price of $302.30, suggesting a potential upside of 2.84%. Mastercard has a consensus target price of $607.96, suggesting a potential upside of 14.69%. Given Mastercard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mastercard is more favorable than Automatic Data Processing.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Automatic Data Processing
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.10
Mastercard
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
23 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87

80.0% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Mastercard shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Automatic Data Processing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Mastercard shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Mastercard had 59 more articles in the media than Automatic Data Processing. MarketBeat recorded 91 mentions for Mastercard and 32 mentions for Automatic Data Processing. Automatic Data Processing's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Mastercard's score of 1.38 indicating that Automatic Data Processing is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Automatic Data Processing
31 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Mastercard
72 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Mastercard has a net margin of 45.71% compared to Automatic Data Processing's net margin of 19.76%. Mastercard's return on equity of 188.47% beat Automatic Data Processing's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Automatic Data Processing19.76% 80.86% 6.83%
Mastercard 45.71%188.47%30.05%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Automatic Data Processing$18.78B6.38$3.75B$9.5930.65
Mastercard$28.17B17.16$12.87B$13.8938.16

Mastercard received 914 more outperform votes than Automatic Data Processing when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.07% of users gave Mastercard an outperform vote while only 58.11% of users gave Automatic Data Processing an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Automatic Data ProcessingOutperform Votes
641
58.11%
Underperform Votes
462
41.89%
MastercardOutperform Votes
1555
73.07%
Underperform Votes
573
26.93%

Summary

Mastercard beats Automatic Data Processing on 18 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$119.77B$3.75B$7.09B$7.51B
Dividend Yield2.10%4.32%2.69%4.33%
P/E Ratio30.6565.9329.9918.05
Price / Sales6.38780.45163.58104.30
Price / Cash23.6833.7431.6134.62
Price / Book26.465.774.704.14
Net Income$3.75B$42.75M$194.86M$247.59M
7 Day Performance-0.07%2.86%16.15%6.27%
1 Month Performance-0.47%-5.45%0.84%-3.48%
1 Year Performance19.08%8.56%6.52%2.86%

Automatic Data Processing Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ADP
Automatic Data Processing
4.143 of 5 stars
$293.95
+0.4%
$302.30
+2.8%
+18.9%$119.77B$18.78B30.6560,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
MA
Mastercard
4.8111 of 5 stars
$512.92
+0.6%
$607.96
+18.5%
+15.5%$467.63B$28.17B36.9329,900Positive News
FI
Fiserv
4.0788 of 5 stars
$211.98
+1.8%
$239.35
+12.9%
+44.1%$118.41B$383.42M39.3341,000Upcoming Earnings
Options Volume
Gap Up
PAYX
Paychex
3.8754 of 5 stars
$148.30
+1.1%
$141.00
-4.9%
+18.2%$53.42B$5.44B31.2216,000Positive News
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services
4.5578 of 5 stars
$71.68
-0.9%
$88.89
+24.0%
+11.0%$37.97B$10.13B27.4669,000Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
BR
Broadridge Financial Solutions
3.8191 of 5 stars
$235.96
+1.9%
$241.00
+2.1%
+21.0%$27.61B$6.68B36.9314,300Analyst Upgrade
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
GPN
Global Payments
4.9492 of 5 stars
$85.36
+0.5%
$130.52
+52.9%
-42.5%$20.99B$10.11B13.8127,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
JKHY
Jack Henry & Associates
4.1983 of 5 stars
$173.95
+0.7%
$186.45
+7.2%
+4.8%$12.68B$2.27B31.406,850Short Interest ↓
Positive News
G
Genpact
2.8978 of 5 stars
$47.84
+1.1%
$48.44
+1.3%
+50.1%$8.40B$4.77B16.85109,600Positive News
EXLS
ExlService
4.0158 of 5 stars
$45.29
+0.8%
$48.86
+7.9%
+46.7%$7.35B$1.84B39.7345,400Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
WEX
WEX
4.3397 of 5 stars
$126.68
+0.6%
$187.80
+48.2%
-46.2%$4.34B$2.63B16.895,600Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:ADP) was last updated on 4/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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