Automatic Data Processing ADP
$303.35 −$3.79 (-1.23%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 9:50 pm ET · Last extended-hours $300.24 -1.02%
Open$295.43
Prev close$307.14
Day range$295.43 – $304.88
Volume2.40M
Market cap$119.75B
P/E (TTM)26.9
Dividend yield2.24%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership91.4%+0.24 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,695+61 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)28 buys / 21 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.57% of floatDays to cover 6.3 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share22.3%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$2.67M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 28.0% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has fallen from 3.30% to 2.57% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +589,927 | 0.3% |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +289,268 | 0.1% |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,324,145 | 1.3% |
| Morgan Stanley | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +1,609,618 | 1.3% |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,349,915 | 0.4% |
| Marshall Wace LLP | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,298,807 | 0.4% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,168,037 | 3.2% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,062,357 | 5.1% |
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +911,461 | 3.2% |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +663,944 | 0.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +657,399 | 9.1% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +650,571 | 0.2% |
| AQR Capital Management | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +650,138 | 0.4% |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +528,406 | 0.6% |
| First Trust Advisors L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +504,168 | 0.8% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2026 | Vishwas Sugla | Other Acquisition | +4,900 | – | 4,900 | |
| 2 Sep 2026 | Joseph DeSilva | Executive VP of North America & Chief of Operations | Automatic Disposition | -631 | $282.87 | 9,858 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Maria Black | President, CEO & DIrector | Automatic Disposition | -29,810 | $281.86 | 41,126 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Joseph DeSilva | Executive VP of North America & Chief of Operations | Automatic Disposition | -6,512 | $283.00 | 10,489 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Christopher D'Ambrosio | Automatic Disposition | -1,872 | $283.00 | 5,406 | |
| 1 Sep 2026 | David Foskett | President of Global Sales | Automatic Disposition | -1,529 | $283.00 | 6,502 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Carlos Rodriguez | Director | Sale to Issuer | -13,471 | $283.49 | 47,991 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Michael Bonarti | Chief Administrative Officer | Sale to Issuer | -7,726 | $283.49 | 80,441 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Michael Bonarti | Chief Administrative Officer | Other Acquisition | +5,076 | – | 8,895 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | David Kwon | Corporate VP, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel | Sale to Issuer | -1,969 | $283.49 | 9,872 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | David Kwon | Corporate VP, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel | Other Acquisition | +1,763 | – | 3,114 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Maria Black | President, CEO & DIrector | Sale to Issuer | -31,215 | $283.49 | 41,126 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Maria Black | President, CEO & DIrector | Other Acquisition | +21,689 | – | 39,498 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Sreenivasa Kutam | President of Global Product & Innovation | Sale to Issuer | -7,328 | $283.49 | 40,646 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Sreenivasa Kutam | President of Global Product & Innovation | Other Acquisition | +5,259 | – | 9,053 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Joseph DeSilva | Executive VP of North America & Chief of Operations | Sale to Issuer | -7,482 | $283.49 | 10,489 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Joseph DeSilva | Executive VP of North America & Chief of Operations | Other Acquisition | +5,089 | – | 8,966 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Brian Michaud | Executive Vice President of Human Resources Outsourcing & Smart Compliance Solutions | Sale to Issuer | -2,281 | $283.49 | 14,300 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Brian Michaud | Executive Vice President of Human Resources Outsourcing & Smart Compliance Solutions | Other Acquisition | +2,683 | – | 4,543 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Christopher D'Ambrosio | Sale to Issuer | -1,735 | $283.49 | 5,406 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 10,187,703 | 2.6% | 6.3 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 10,950,800 | 2.8% | 4.4 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 10,508,337 | 2.6% | 5.3 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 10,777,426 | 2.7% | 5.1 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 11,138,012 | 2.8% | 5.2 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 13,142,205 | 3.3% | 5.0 |
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