Insperity (NSP) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) will be announcing its earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, October 31st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.32 per share for the quarter. Parties that wish to register for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The business services provider reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $1.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.62 billion. Insperity had a net margin of 2.46% and a return on equity of 138.16%. The company’s revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.33 EPS. 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 0.3 %

NYSE NSP opened at $87.24 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $89.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $95.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.60, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Insperity has a 12 month low of $83.77 and a 12 month high of $119.40. The company has a market capitalization of $3.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.11.

Insperity Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 5th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 5th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.75%. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio is presently 58.68%.

Insider Transactions at Insperity

In related news, CEO Paul J. Sarvadi sold 16,123 shares of Insperity stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.23, for a total value of $1,487,024.29. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 509,129 shares in the company, valued at $46,956,967.67. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 5.50% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NSP has been the subject of several research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on Insperity in a report on Tuesday. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $90.00 price objective for the company. William Blair downgraded shares of Insperity from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Insperity has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $99.50.

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.