Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. Has $1.87 Million Stake in Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP)

Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. reduced its position in shares of Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,533 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 211 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. owned 0.05% of Insperity worth $1,873,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of Insperity by 5.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 734,271 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $66,973,000 after purchasing an additional 37,091 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Insperity during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,851,000. Inspire Investing LLC increased its stake in Insperity by 20.2% in the 2nd quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 3,892 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $355,000 after buying an additional 653 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in Insperity by 62.1% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 6,904 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $631,000 after buying an additional 2,645 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. purchased a new stake in Insperity in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $3,037,000. 93.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Paul J. Sarvadi sold 16,123 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.23, for a total transaction of $1,487,024.29. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 509,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,956,967.67. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 5.50% of the company’s stock.

Insperity Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE NSP opened at $91.86 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.60. Insperity, Inc. has a 1-year low of $84.78 and a 1-year high of $119.40. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $93.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $97.92. The company has a market capitalization of $3.46 billion, a PE ratio of 22.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.12.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last issued its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $1.61 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.62 billion. Insperity had a return on equity of 138.16% and a net margin of 2.46%. The business’s revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.33 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insperity Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 5th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.61%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 5th. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 58.68%.

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.