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Automatic Data Processing dividend decision and recent stock drivers Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is back in focus after better than expected Q4 2026 earnings and guidance, along with a rebound in hiring data from its National Employment Report, prompted investors to reassess the stock. See our latest analysis for Automatic Data Processing. Automatic Data Processing’s recent Q4 2026 earnings beat and guidance, together with firmer hiring data from its National Employment Report, have...

Automatic Data Processing stock has delivered a 44.4% gain over the past five years, and today the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate lines up with a share price that looks broadly in the right zone rather than clearly cheap or clearly expensive. Over five years, a 44.4% total return suggests Automatic Data Processing has already rewarded patient shareholders. As a result, fresh buyers may be more focused on what they are paying today than on past gains. The company’s role...

Earlier this month, Automatic Data Processing’s board declared a regular quarterly dividend of US$1.70 per share, payable on October 1, 2026, to shareholders of record as of September 11, 2026, while the latest ADP National Employment Report signaled a rebound in U.S. private-sector hiring. The combination of a maintained dividend payout, stronger-than-expected Q4 2026 results, and improving labor-market data has reinforced confidence in ADP’s payroll and employment analytics...

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADP) has quietly built one of the better dividend records in the market. The company has now increased its dividend for 51 straight years. That is impressive on its own, but the more important point is that the business continues to generate the earnings and cash needed to support those increases. […]

Shares of payroll and HR services provider Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) jumped 2.3% in the afternoon session after the company’s National Employment Report data showed U.S. private-sector hiring rebounded for the first time in seven weeks. According to STL.News, citing ADP Research’s NER Pulse, private employers added an average of 9,500 jobs per week in the four weeks ending August 1, 2026 — up from 8,250 for the four weeks ending July 25. That was the first increase after seven strai

Due to Automatic Data Processing’s underperformance relative to the broader market over the past 52 weeks, Wall Street analysts maintain a cautious outlook on the stock’s prospects.

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The US economy shed 23,000 non-farm payroll jobs in July, according to the latest report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which was far below economists' estimates of 80,000. UBS Global Wealth Management head of taxable fixed income strategy Leslie Falconio and Annex Wealth Management chief economist and strategist Brian Jacobsen react to the jobs data and assess how the Federal Reserve may act on interest rates based on this data.

The US economy shrank by 23,000 non-farm payroll jobs in July, according to the latest report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This was far below economists' forecasts of a gain of 80,000, while the employment rate fell to 4.1%.

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Friday, Aug, 7 2026 US stock futures are slightly higher this morning, with E mini S&P 500 contracts up about 0.2%, as investors weigh strong services activity against softer hiring and shifting interest rate expectations. The composite PMI for July sits at 54.5, which is a broad scorecard showing private sector growth at a nine month high. However, input costs are at a 14 month high, so the cost of doing business is still rising. At the same time,...

Microsoft's revenue has grown every quarter in the past two years, while ADP swings between peaks and troughs -- a divergence that reveals starkly different business models.