Money and Finance
Third analysis of the week is now up. I previously looked at Dr. Pepper Snapple Group and International Business Machines, and now we'll move on to a financial services firm, Automatic Data Processing. It feels good to get back to analyzing stocks and learning as much as I can. The more you learn and study and practice the better you'll get. Investing is a skill as much as an art. ADP closed trading on August 13th at $72.99.
Company Background (sourced from Yahoo! Finance):
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide business outsourcing solutions. The company operates in three segments: Employer Services, Professional Employer Organization (PEO) Services, and Dealer Services. The Employer Services segment offers a range of human resource (HR) information, payroll processing, time and labor management, and tax and benefits administration solutions and services, including traditional and Web-based outsourcing solutions to employers in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Australia, and Asia. Its solutions assist employers to recruit, staff, manage, pay, and retain their employees. The PEO Services segment provides employment administration outsourcing solutions comprising payroll, payroll tax filing, HR guidance, 401(k) plan administration, benefits administration, compliance services, health and workers compensation coverage, and other supplemental benefits for employees. The Dealer Services segment offers integrated dealer management systems, digital marketing solutions, and other business management solutions to auto, truck, motorcycle, marine, recreational vehicle, and heavy equipment retailers in North America, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region. It also provides integrated applications for various department and functional areas of the dealership, such as customer relationship management applications, front-end sales and marketing/advertising solutions, and IP telephony phone systems; and computer hardware, hardware maintenance services, software support, system design, and network consulting services, as well as designs, establishes, and maintains communications networks for its dealership clients.
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Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Dividend Stock Analysis
Third analysis of the week is now up. I previously looked at Dr. Pepper Snapple Group and International Business Machines, and now we'll move on to a financial services firm, Automatic Data Processing. It feels good to get back to analyzing stocks and learning as much as I can. The more you learn and study and practice the better you'll get. Investing is a skill as much as an art. ADP closed trading on August 13th at $72.99.
Company Background (sourced from Yahoo! Finance):
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