Insperity (NYSE:NSP) Reaches New 12-Month Low – What’s Next?

Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $32.84 and last traded at $32.89, with a volume of 127011 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $33.86.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NSP has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research cut Insperity from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen cut Insperity from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. Truist Financial reduced their target price on Insperity from $50.00 to $35.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $71.00 price target on shares of Insperity in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Insperity in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $46.67.

Insperity Stock Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $48.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $56.42. The company has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.93 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The business services provider reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by ($0.42). Insperity had a return on equity of 35.32% and a net margin of 0.60%.The business had revenue of $1.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.39 EPS. Insperity’s quarterly revenue was up 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. Insperity has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.840-1.470 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at -0.790–0.160 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 4th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 4th. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio is presently 521.74%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Insperity news, CEO Paul J. Sarvadi sold 10,850 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.98, for a total value of $563,983.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 428,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,247,491.98. This represents a 2.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 5.29% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. LRI Investments LLC boosted its position in Insperity by 134.0% during the 3rd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 606 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 347 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Insperity during the first quarter valued at $33,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in shares of Insperity in the first quarter worth $42,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in Insperity in the third quarter valued at $58,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Insperity by 32.2% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 747 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

About Insperity

Insperity, Inc engages in the provision of human resources (HR) and business solutions to improve business performance for small and medium-sized businesses primarily in the United States. It offers its HR services through its workforce optimization and workforce synchronization solutions that include a range of human resources functions, such as payroll and employment administration, employee benefits, workers' compensation, government compliance, performance management, and training and development services.