Insperity (NYSE:NSP) Trading Down 3.7%

Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP)’s stock price traded down 3.7% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $103.08 and last traded at $104.87. 89,750 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 72% from the average session volume of 325,520 shares. The stock had previously closed at $108.93.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NSP has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. TheStreet downgraded shares of Insperity from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a research report on Monday, February 12th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Insperity from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 1st.

Insperity Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.95. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $103.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $107.87. The stock has a market cap of $3.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.36, a P/E/G ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.14.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 8th. The business services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.08. Insperity had a net margin of 2.64% and a return on equity of 153.34%. The business had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.57 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were issued a dividend of $0.57 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 6th. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.19%. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.12%.

Institutional Trading of Insperity

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. WINTON GROUP Ltd increased its stake in Insperity by 2.9% in the third quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 4,002 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $391,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its stake in Insperity by 29.2% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 522 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the period. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Insperity by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,271 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $501,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC increased its stake in Insperity by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 3,406 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. Finally, Paralel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Insperity by 1.3% in the third quarter. Paralel Advisors LLC now owns 15,754 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,538,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the period. 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.