Ieq Capital LLC Takes Position in Insperity, Inc. $NSP

Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 3,615 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $323,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in shares of Insperity by 279.1% in the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 326 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Insperity in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new position in shares of Insperity in the first quarter valued at approximately $42,000. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Insperity by 56.0% in the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 705 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in shares of Insperity by 37.6% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,168 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $104,000 after buying an additional 319 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NSP has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Insperity from $70.00 to $50.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Insperity from $68.00 to $51.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Insperity from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Roth Capital dropped their price target on shares of Insperity from $85.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $58.33.

Insider Activity at Insperity

In other Insperity news, Director John L. Lumelleau acquired 5,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $45.36 per share, for a total transaction of $249,480.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 5,500 shares in the company, valued at $249,480. This represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Carol R. Kaufman bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $45.24 per share, with a total value of $226,200.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 47,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,129,311.08. This trade represents a 11.89% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders bought 20,194 shares of company stock valued at $925,981 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 5.29% of the company’s stock.

Insperity Price Performance

NSP opened at $53.93 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29. Insperity, Inc. has a 52-week low of $44.14 and a 52-week high of $95.98. The company has a 50 day moving average of $56.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $68.98. The company has a market cap of $2.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.87 and a beta of 0.48.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The business services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.41 by ($0.15). Insperity had a return on equity of 35.32% and a net margin of 0.60%.The business had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.66 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.86 earnings per share. Insperity’s quarterly revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Insperity has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.810-2.51 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.060-0.49 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 4th. Insperity’s payout ratio is currently 226.42%.

Insperity Profile

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.