Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Automatic Data Processing Inc shares valued at $63,485 were sold by Michaud Brian L. on Jul 01 ’25. At $308.18 per share, Michaud Brian L. sold 206 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 11,909 shares worth approximately $3.69 million following the completion of this transaction.
Before that, DeSilva Joseph had sold 1,381 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $424,064, the Corp VP traded Automatic Data Processing Inc shares for $307.07 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,381 shares, worth approximately $4.88 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on January 17, 2024, Automatic Data Processing Inc [ADP] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $243 from $217. Analysts at Wolfe Research upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of November 07, 2023, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for ADP. Earlier on September 05, 2023, RBC Capital Mkts initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sector perform” for ADP stock.
Analyzing ADP Stock Performance
On last trading session, Automatic Data Processing Inc [NASDAQ: ADP] plunged -0.46% to $309.5. The stock’s lowest price that day was $308.86, but it reached a high of $315.26 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.06%. Over the course of the year, Automatic Data Processing Inc shares have jumped approximately 21.27%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 54.81 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Automatic Data Processing Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Automatic Data Processing Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.16 million shares to 5.08 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 4.93 million shares. A jump of 3.05% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.91 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.91.
Which companies own the most shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP)?
In terms of Automatic Data Processing Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 315 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.31% from the previous closing price of $310.94. Analysts anticipate Automatic Data Processing Inc stock to reach 315 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 315. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Automatic Data Processing Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On June 02, 2023, UBS assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $230.
