EL, CMC, ANET and FCEL show how women-led companies are redefining growth with discipline, agility and results.
PCTY, HQI, and ADP highlight top staffing stocks as AI-driven HR platforms, flexible hiring and workforce solutions fuel investor interest.
Automatic Data Processing is the world's largest human capital management software company, serving 1.1 million clients and paying over 42 million employees globally. ADP targets 6%–7% annual revenue growth and 9%–11% annual adjusted diluted EPS growth, underpinned by global expansion, platform enhancements, and efficiency investments. Trading at a forward P/E of 22.6 versus a 10-year average of 28.6, ADP offers a 21% discount to fair value and a potential 31% upside by 2026.
We are entering a new earnings season. Earnings reports are crucial to understanding a company's outlook for revenue and profit in the coming quarters, especially as headwinds still exist in many sectors of the economy.
Private-sector payrolls hit +41K last month, -7K from consensus and nicely up from the prior month's upwardly revised -29K.
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"Jobs Week" starts Wednesday with ADP private-sector payrolls and JOLTS numbers, and ends Friday with the full BLS report.
My high-yield dividend watchlist aims for quality stocks at attractive valuations, with a long-term CAGR target of 12%. In December 2025, the watchlist gained 0.03%, outperforming VYM and SPY, though annual performance lagged benchmarks. The Quality portfolio variant has outperformed recently, with all three variants beating benchmarks over the past two months.
We start the first trading day of the new year — Happy New Year, everybody! — in optimistic territory, following a modest December overall, which saw the Santa Claus Rally peter out and the tech-heavy Nasdaq close in the red for the month.
Automatic Data Processing accelerates growth via DataCloud, Q1 FY26 mid-single-digit gains and 25.5% margins, plus smart deals and a 51st straight dividend hike.
Our major market indexes have flattened on low seasonal volume of late, and are slipping in early trading in the third-final trading day of 2025. The Dow is currently -52 points, the S&P 500 is -20, the Nasdaq -123 and the small-cap Russell 2000 is -5 points currently.
Coca-Cola's strong brand and attractive business model have helped it raise its dividend payment for 63 consecutive years. ADP generates a stable revenue stream through its subscription-based human capital management services and has consistently increased its dividend for 51 consecutive years.