Automatic Data Processing Inc

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We have some concerns about Automatic Data Processing's moat.

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Activist Bill Ackman's claims that ADP can radically boost profitability don't hold water, and shares are already pricing in a rosy scenario.

The firm’s competitive positioning is eroding, leading us to cut our fair value estimate and stewardship ratings.

We are maintaining our fair value estimate amid the bid by Pershing Square to add directors to the ADP board.

Our top managers were net sellers during the most recent period but still found several names worth buying.

Growth in the core payroll business has slowed, but Paychex's wide moat is intact.

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Paychex is one of a few firms with both an abundant capacity to pay a big dividend and a strong willingness to do so, says Morningstar’s Josh Peters.

Despite a fully valued market, stocks are still the best place to be for long-run value creation, and interest rates should have little impact on company fundamentals, says Morningstar's Matt Coffina.

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While credit spreads may tighten modestly, over the longer term the preponderance of credit spread tightening has run its course, says Morningstar's Dave Sekera.

A revitalized housing market, better-than-expected manufacturing data, and favorable seasonal adjustment factors could give a modest boost to September employment, says Morningstar's Bob Johnson.

Lower unemployment claims, a convergence with ADP data trends, and milder seasonal adjustment factors could modestly boost July's BLS job data above consensus, say Morningstar's Bob Johnson and Vishnu Lekraj.