Automatic Data Processing (ADP): Today's Featured Computer Software & Services Laggard
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. provides business outsourcing solutions. The company operates in three segments: Employer Services, Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services, and Dealer Services. Automatic Data Processing has a market cap of $26.9 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 19.6, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 2.9% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there are 10 analysts that rate Automatic Data Processing a buy, two analysts rate it a sell, and 12 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Automatic Data Processing as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in net income, growth in earnings per share, increase in stock price during the past year and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
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