Northwest Investment Counselors LLC Has $1.55 Million Stock Holdings in Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP)

Northwest Investment Counselors LLC decreased its holdings in Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 17,600 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 564 shares during the quarter. Northwest Investment Counselors LLC’s holdings in Insperity were worth $1,549,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in NSP. Vest Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Insperity by 40.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 16,298 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,434,000 after acquiring an additional 4,678 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Insperity by 10.8% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,413 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $311,000 after buying an additional 333 shares during the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Insperity by 285.7% during the 3rd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 2,700 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $238,000 after buying an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Insperity by 14.6% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 4,104 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $361,000 after buying an additional 522 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Insperity by 19.7% in the 3rd quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 4,660 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $410,000 after buying an additional 768 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Insperity Stock Performance

Insperity stock traded down $0.14 during trading on Monday, hitting $87.60. The stock had a trading volume of 86,680 shares, compared to its average volume of 262,207. The company has a quick ratio of 1.17, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.60. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $89.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.64. Insperity, Inc. has a 1 year low of $84.25 and a 1 year high of $119.40. The stock has a market cap of $3.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.11.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last posted its quarterly 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. Insperity had a return on equity of 138.16% and a net margin of 2.46%. The company had revenue of $1.61 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.62 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.33 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts predict that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.43 EPS for the current year.

Insperity Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 19th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 5th were given a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.74%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 5th. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 58.68%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, William Blair cut Insperity from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th.

Insider Activity at Insperity

In related news, CEO Paul J. Sarvadi sold 16,123 shares of Insperity stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 509,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $46,956,967.67. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 5.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.