Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,758 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $441,000.
Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of NSP. WINTON GROUP Ltd boosted its holdings in Insperity by 2.9% in the 3rd 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. Paralel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Insperity by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Paralel Advisors LLC now owns 15,754 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,538,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC increased its stake in Insperity by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 3,237 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $316,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of Insperity by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 4,052 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $475,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Insperity by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 10,337 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,009,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.44% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. TheStreet downgraded shares of Insperity from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a research note on Monday, February 12th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Insperity from $105.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 17th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Insperity from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 9th. Finally, William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Insperity in a research note on Friday, May 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $109.50.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CFO Douglas S. Sharp sold 5,212 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.47, for a total value of $544,497.64. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 28,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,979,066.52. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, CFO Douglas S. Sharp sold 5,212 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.47, for a total transaction of $544,497.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 28,516 shares in the company, valued at $2,979,066.52. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director John M. Morphy sold 3,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 5.50% of the company’s stock.
Insperity Trading Down 3.0 %
Shares of NSP opened at $100.18 on Friday. Insperity, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $90.80 and a fifty-two week high of $128.91. The firm has a market cap of $3.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.49, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.16. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $105.21 and a 200-day moving average price of $108.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.64, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.15.
Insperity (NYSE:NSP – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $2.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $1.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.23 earnings per share for the current year.
Insperity Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 21st. Investors of record on Friday, June 7th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.40%. This is a positive change from Insperity’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 7th. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.75%.
Insperity Profile
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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.
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