Automatic Data Processing Inc.’s recently made public that its Corp VP KUTAM SREENIVASA unloaded Company’s shares for reported $90900.0 on Mar 04 ’24. In the deal valued at $247.01 per share,368 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, KUTAM SREENIVASA now holds 20,319 shares worth roughly $5.01 million.
Then, Albinson Brock sold 1,170 shares, generating $291,833 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $249.43, the Corp. VP now owns 4,025 shares.
Before that, KUTAM SREENIVASA sold 694 shares. Automatic Data Processing Inc. shares valued at $173,104 were divested by the Corp VP at a price of $249.43 per share. As a result of the transaction, KUTAM SREENIVASA now holds 20,687 shares, worth roughly $5.1 million.
BofA Securities upgraded its Automatic Data Processing Inc. [ADP] rating to a Neutral from a an Underperform in a research note published on January 17, 2024; the price target was increased to $243 from $217. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Wolfe Research’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early January from “an Underperform” to “a Peer perform”. UBS began covering ADP with “Neutral” recommendation on November 07, 2023. RBC Capital Mkts started covering the stock on September 05, 2023. It rated ADP as “a Sector perform”.
Price Performance Review of ADP
On Monday, Automatic Data Processing Inc. [NASDAQ:ADP] saw its stock jump 0.73% to $246.64. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.54%. Automatic Data Processing Inc. shares have risen nearly 5.87% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 15.70% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $256.84 was reached on 02/26/24, a 52-week low of $201.46 was recorded on 01/03/24. SMA at 50 days reached $247.25, while 200 days put it at $239.66. A total of 0.9 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 0.22 million shares in the previous session.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For ADP Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 244.94, which if violated will result in even more drops to 243.24. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 247.67. A further resistance level may holdings at 248.70. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 51.35, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.88, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 39.88%. Stochastics %K at 42.05% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Automatic Data Processing Inc.?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Automatic Data Processing Inc. stocks on Mar 15, 2024, growing by 0.48 million shares to a total of 5.19 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on Feb 15, 2024 was 4.71 million shares. There was a rise of 9.25%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock. In spite of short shares comprising just 1.26% of the overall stock float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) rose to 2.22.
The most recent change occurred on June 02, 2023 when UBS began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Neutral”‘ rating along with a $230 price target.
