Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold36 ratings
Bullish822.2%
Neutral2363.9%
Bearish513.9%
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$264.17Current
$190Low
$255.78Average
$315High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 29, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 8, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jan 29, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Underperform | Hold | Downgrade | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 13, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jun 5, 2025 |
| TD Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 21, 2025 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 3, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Wolfe Research | Peer Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Jan 4, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 27, 2023 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 27, 2023 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Oct 28, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Aug 16, 2021 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 21, 2020 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Jul 14, 2020 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 29, 2020 |
| MoffettNathanson | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 11, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2018 |
| Wedbush | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 13, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jun 6, 2018 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 31, 2017 |
| William Blair | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Compass Point | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 17, 2015 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 1, 2014 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Positive | Downgrade | Aug 2, 2013 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $264.17. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Ramsey El-Assal | $294 | $243.24 | +11.3% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $295 | $246.22 | +11.7% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $246.22 | +2.2% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Jason Kupferberg | $248 | $241.37 | -6.1% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $260 | $245.6 | -1.6% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $213 | -9.1% | May 10, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $209.14 | -9.1% | May 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $215.06 | +2.2% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $215.06 | -28.1% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $244 | $204.24 | -7.6% | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $214 | $201.25 | -19.0% | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | David Grossman | $270 | $231.36 | +2.2% | Feb 9, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Daniel Jester | $281 | $249.06 | +6.4% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | David Grossman | $280 | $250.69 | +6.0% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | James Faucette | $274 | $250.69 | +3.7% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $262 | $250.69 | -0.8% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Analyst unavailable | $306 | $258.17 | +15.8% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Daniel Jester | $288 | $260.14 | +9.0% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Samad Samana | $230 | $264.96 | -12.9% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | David Grossman | $290 | $261.16 | +9.8% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $261.22 | -7.3% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $288 | $283.98 | +9.0% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $288.69 | +9.8% | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $310.94 | +19.2% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| UBS | Kevin McVeigh | $315 | $306.82 | +19.2% | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Samad Samana | $305 | $300.57 | +15.5% | Jan 29, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra | $315 | $290.24 | +19.2% | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jason Kupferberg | $281 | $285.16 | +6.4% | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Jason Kupferberg | $267 | $262.62 | +1.1% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Ashish Sabadra | $267 | $252.98 | +1.1% | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $257 | $218.18 | -2.7% | May 2, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $218.18 | -12.9% | May 2, 2022 |
| Mizuho Securities | Dan Dolev | $250 | $218.18 | -5.4% | May 2, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | David Grossman | $238 | $212.46 | -9.9% | Mar 16, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Jeffrey Silber | $220 | $233.04 | -16.7% | Nov 16, 2021 |
| J.P. Morgan | Tien Tsin Huang | $224 | $211.82 | -15.2% | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Credit Suisse | Kevin Mcveigh | $215 | $213.56 | -18.6% | Aug 16, 2021 |
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