Insperity, Inc. (NSP) – What Are Investment Firms Thinking About This Stock?

Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the five brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $53.33.

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on NSP. Zacks Research raised Insperity from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Insperity in a research note on Tuesday. Roth Capital set a $61.00 target price on Insperity in a report on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial set a $52.00 target price on Insperity and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $56.00 price target on Insperity in a research note on Friday, July 31st.

Insperity Stock Performance

NYSE:NSP traded up $0.53 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $51.33. The stock had a trading volume of 426,702 shares, compared to its average volume of 447,768. Insperity has a twelve month low of $18.57 and a twelve month high of $55.90. The stock has a market cap of $1.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -119.36 and a beta of 0.54. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.87, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.32 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.67 billion. Insperity had a negative return on equity of 19.99% and a negative net margin of 0.23%. Insperity’s quarterly revenue was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.26 earnings per share. Insperity has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.880-2.430 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.090-0.410 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Insperity will post 1.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 2nd. Insperity’s payout ratio is -558.14%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Insperity

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Reinhart Partners LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Insperity by 12.1% during the 2nd quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 3,304,074 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $136,492,000 after buying an additional 356,365 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its holdings in Insperity by 43.2% in the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 68,101 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,841,000 after acquiring an additional 20,535 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new position in Insperity in the 2nd quarter valued at about $118,483,000. Lakewood Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Insperity during the second quarter worth approximately $6,816,000. Finally, Man Group plc acquired a new stake in Insperity during the second quarter worth approximately $3,696,000. 93.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Insperity

Insperity, Inc is a provider of human resources and business-performance solutions for small and midsize businesses. Through its professional employer organization (PEO) services, the company helps clients manage payroll, employee benefits, human resources administration, employment-related compliance, and risk management.

The company also offers human capital management technology and related services designed to support payroll processing, recruiting, onboarding, time and attendance, performance management, and employee engagement.