DJ Automatic Data Processing Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) slipped 2.38% to $257.68 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.73% to 7,722.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 51,176.96.
Automatic Data Processing Inc. closed 12.21% short of its 52-week high of $293.51, which the company achieved on October 7th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Oracle Corp. (ORCL) rose 3.06% to $142.30, Accenture PLC Cl A $(ACN)$ fell 6.31% to $198.90, and Workday Inc. Cl A (WDAY) fell 0.33% to $186.14.
Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 138,601 below its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 2, 2026.