9,900 Shares in Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) Acquired by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 9,900 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,160,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of NSP. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in Insperity by 29.2% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 522 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 118 shares during the period. Boston Trust Walden Corp lifted its holdings in Insperity by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 229,671 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $22,416,000 after buying an additional 9,572 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Group LLC lifted its holdings in Insperity by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Manning & Napier Group LLC now owns 25,171 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,457,000 after buying an additional 725 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Insperity by 10.1% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 23,332 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,277,000 after buying an additional 2,143 shares during the period. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Insperity by 15.8% in the 3rd quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 720,147 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $70,286,000 after purchasing an additional 98,190 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Insperity Trading Down 0.3 %

NSP opened at $108.68 on Wednesday. Insperity, Inc. has a 52 week low of $90.80 and a 52 week high of $128.91. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.95. The stock has a market cap of $4.09 billion, a PE ratio of 24.37, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.14. The business has a 50 day moving average of $102.51 and a 200-day moving average of $107.75.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 8th. The business services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.08. Insperity had a return on equity of 153.34% and a net margin of 2.64%. The company had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.57 billion. Equities research analysts predict that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 7th were given a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 6th. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.12%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on NSP shares. TheStreet cut Insperity from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a research note on Monday, February 12th. StockNews.com cut Insperity from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $115.00.

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.