DJ Automatic Data Processing Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) rallied 2.56% to $276.23 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.65% to 7,798.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.13% to 53,839.99.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Automatic Data Processing Inc. closed 10.92% short of its 52-week high of $310.08, which the company reached on August 20th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Oracle Corp. $(ORCL)$ rose 1.92% to $156.22, Accenture PLC Cl A $(ACN)$ fell 0.92% to $178.49, and Workday Inc. Cl A (WDAY) rose 17.78% to $206.45.
Trading volume (1.8 M) remained 891,720 below its 50-day average volume of 2.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 13, 2026.