Insperity (NSP) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) is scheduled to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, August 1st. Analysts expect Insperity to post earnings of $0.73 per share for the quarter. Individual that wish to register for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $2.08 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.84 by $0.24. Insperity had a net margin of 2.39% and a return on equity of 137.14%. The firm had revenue of $1.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.81 billion. On average, analysts expect Insperity to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Insperity Trading Up 2.7 %

NSP opened at $103.18 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.64, a current ratio of 1.15 and a quick ratio of 1.15. Insperity has a fifty-two week low of $85.04 and a fifty-two week high of $119.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.88 billion, a PE ratio of 25.23, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50-day moving average is $95.30 and its 200 day moving average is $101.62.

Insperity Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 21st. Investors of record on Friday, June 7th were issued a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.33%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 7th. This is a positive change from Insperity’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio is currently 58.68%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on NSP. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Insperity from $105.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 17th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Insperity from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 9th. Finally, William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Insperity in a research report on Friday, May 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $109.50.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Paul J. Sarvadi sold 12,183 shares of Insperity stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $95.41, for a total value of $1,162,380.03. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 525,252 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,114,293.32. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, Director John M. Morphy sold 3,300 shares of Insperity stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.42, for a total value of $337,986.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 7,633 shares in the company, valued at approximately $781,771.86. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Paul J. Sarvadi sold 12,183 shares of Insperity stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $95.41, for a total transaction of $1,162,380.03. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 525,252 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,114,293.32. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 20,695 shares of company stock worth $2,044,864. 5.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Insperity Company 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.