Toronto Dominion Bank reduced its stake in Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP – Free Report) by 14.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 210,736 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 36,738 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank owned 0.05% of Automatic Data Processing worth $50,301,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Kiely Wealth Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in Automatic Data Processing in the second quarter worth about $27,000. Keener Financial Planning LLC lifted its stake in Automatic Data Processing by 230.3% during the first quarter. Keener Financial Planning LLC now owns 109 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Automatic Data Processing during the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Automatic Data Processing during the first quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Pineridge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Automatic Data Processing in the fourth quarter worth approximately $39,000. 80.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, VP David Kwon sold 846 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.60, for a total transaction of $228,927.60. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 10,410 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,816,946. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other Automatic Data Processing news, Director Carlos A. Rodriguez sold 9,203 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.45, for a total transaction of $2,479,748.35. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 36,741 shares in the company, valued at $9,899,862.45. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP David Kwon sold 846 shares of Automatic Data Processing stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $270.60, for a total value of $228,927.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 10,410 shares in the company, valued at $2,816,946. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 58,817 shares of company stock worth $15,999,208. Corporate insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.
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Automatic Data Processing Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ ADP opened at $275.25 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. has a one year low of $205.53 and a one year high of $281.54. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $266.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $252.09. The company has a market capitalization of $112.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.79.
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 31st. The business services provider reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.06 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $4.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.74 billion. Automatic Data Processing had a net margin of 19.54% and a return on equity of 89.20%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.89 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Automatic Data Processing, Inc. will post 10.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Automatic Data Processing Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a $1.40 dividend. This represents a $5.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 13th. Automatic Data Processing’s payout ratio is presently 62.50%.
About Automatic Data Processing
Automatic Data Processing, Inc provides cloud-based human capital management solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO). The Employer Services segment offers strategic, cloud-based platforms, and human resources (HR) outsourcing solutions.
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