Insperity (NYSE:NSP) Shares Gap Up – Time to Buy?

Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP)’s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Wednesday. The stock had previously closed at $46.42, but opened at $47.48. Insperity shares last traded at $48.1060, with a volume of 23,208 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on NSP. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Insperity from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Zacks Research raised Insperity from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $56.00 price objective on Insperity in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial set a $52.00 price objective on Insperity and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Roth Capital set a $61.00 target price on Insperity in a report on Friday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $53.33.

Insperity Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $1.90 billion, a PE ratio of -115.85 and a beta of 0.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $50.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $41.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.87, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.02. Insperity had a negative net margin of 0.23% and a negative return on equity of 19.99%. The firm had revenue of $1.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.67 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.26 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 analysts expect that Insperity, Inc. will post 1.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 2nd were paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 2nd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.8%. Insperity’s payout ratio is -558.14%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Insperity

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Diversified Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Insperity in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $222,000. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Insperity by 227.3% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,600 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $168,000 after acquiring an additional 2,500 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its stake in Insperity by 3.3% in the second quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 18,885 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $780,000 after acquiring an additional 603 shares during the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP bought a new stake in Insperity in the second quarter worth approximately $692,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Insperity during the 2nd quarter worth $88,000. 93.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.