Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

SNSE:ADP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$101.4b

Automatic Data Processing Valuation

Is ADP undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ADP when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ADP ($233.3) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($319.1)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ADP is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ADP?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ADP key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.4x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA18.4x
PEG Ratio3.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ADP's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for ADP vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average22.9x
6098 Recruit Holdings
30.8x7.9%JP¥10.5t
PAYX Paychex
25.7x6.3%US$43.0b
RAND Randstad
15.2x13.1%€8.4b
PAYC Paycom Software
19.8x0.7%US$10.3b
ADP Automatic Data Processing
26.8x6.8%US$101.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ADP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.8x) compared to the peer average (22.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ADP's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Professional Services Industry?

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ADP is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.8x) compared to the Global Professional Services industry average (21x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ADP's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ADP PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio26.8x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate ADP's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ADP forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$233.30
US$259.33
+11.2%
4.6%US$282.00US$238.00n/a17
Apr ’25US$233.30
US$257.34
+10.3%
5.2%US$280.00US$235.00n/a18
Mar ’25US$233.30
US$256.51
+9.9%
5.4%US$280.00US$227.00n/a18
Feb ’25US$233.30
US$252.80
+8.4%
5.5%US$280.00US$227.00n/a17
Jan ’25US$233.30
US$246.98
+5.9%
6.8%US$280.00US$217.00n/a18
Dec ’24US$233.30
US$246.98
+5.9%
6.8%US$280.00US$217.00n/a18
Nov ’24US$233.30
US$248.55
+6.5%
6.9%US$280.00US$217.00n/a17
Oct ’24US$233.30
US$258.38
+10.7%
6.9%US$285.00US$225.00n/a17
Sep ’24US$233.30
US$257.69
+10.5%
6.8%US$285.00US$225.00n/a18
Aug ’24US$233.30
US$253.67
+8.7%
6.2%US$285.00US$225.00n/a18
Jul ’24US$233.30
US$230.33
-1.3%
8.8%US$275.00US$176.00n/a18
Jun ’24US$233.30
US$230.59
-1.2%
8.8%US$275.00US$180.00n/a17
May ’24US$233.30
US$231.76
-0.7%
9.1%US$275.00US$180.00US$233.3017
Apr ’24US$233.30
US$243.71
+4.5%
6.5%US$278.00US$213.00US$233.3017
Mar ’24US$233.30
US$245.18
+5.1%
6.6%US$278.00US$213.00US$233.3017
Feb ’24US$233.30
US$245.18
+5.1%
6.6%US$278.00US$213.00US$233.3017
Jan ’24US$233.30
US$250.76
+7.5%
8.1%US$285.00US$213.00US$233.3017
Dec ’23US$233.30
US$248.88
+6.7%
7.4%US$280.00US$213.00US$233.3017
Nov ’23US$233.30
US$247.76
+6.2%
7.0%US$280.00US$213.00US$233.3017
Oct ’23US$233.30
US$244.82
+4.9%
8.2%US$280.00US$208.00US$233.3017
Sep ’23US$233.30
US$243.06
+4.2%
8.2%US$280.00US$208.00US$233.3017
Aug ’23US$233.30
US$236.82
+1.5%
7.2%US$280.00US$208.00US$233.3017
Jul ’23US$233.30
US$232.59
-0.3%
5.4%US$257.00US$201.00US$233.3017
Jun ’23US$233.30
US$232.47
-0.4%
5.6%US$257.00US$199.00US$233.3017
May ’23US$233.30
US$232.31
-0.4%
5.6%US$257.00US$199.00US$233.3017

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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