Vest Financial LLC Sells 5,830 Shares of Insperity, Inc. $NSP

Key Points

• Vest Financial LLC has reduced its stake in Insperity, Inc. by 35.3%, selling 5,830 shares and now holding 10,680 shares valued at $642,000.
• Insperity reported $0.26 earnings per share for the last quarter, falling short of analyst expectations of $0.41, and has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.810-2.51 EPS.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share, reflecting an annual yield of 5.2% and a payout ratio of 226.42%.

Vest Financial LLC decreased its stake in shares of Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP - Free Report) by 35.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,680 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 5,830 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC's holdings in Insperity were worth $642,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Insperity by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Beverly Hills Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,538 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $316,000 after buying an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Insperity by 32.2% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 747 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $67,000 after buying an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA raised its position in shares of Insperity by 279.1% in the 1st quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 326 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Insperity by 56.0% in the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 705 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 253 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of Insperity by 13.6% in the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 2,308 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $206,000 after buying an additional 276 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.44% of the company's stock.

Insperity Trading Down 1.3%

NSP opened at $46.43 on Thursday. Insperity, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $44.14 and a fifty-two week high of $95.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.80 and a beta of 0.46. The company's 50 day moving average price is $51.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $61.61.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The business services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by ($0.15). Insperity had a return on equity of 35.32% and a net margin of 0.60%.The business had revenue of $1.66 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.66 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.86 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Insperity has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.810-2.51 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 0.060-0.49 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 4th were issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 4th. Insperity's payout ratio is presently 226.42%.

Insider Activity

In other Insperity news, CEO Paul J. Sarvadi sold 10,850 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.98, for a total transaction of $563,983.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 428,001 shares of the company's stock, valued at $22,247,491.98. The trade was a 2.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP James D. Allison acquired 4,000 shares of Insperity stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 4th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $46.82 per share, for a total transaction of $187,280.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the executive vice president owned 64,517 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,020,685.94. The trade was a 6.61% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders purchased 20,194 shares of company stock worth $925,981. Company insiders own 5.29% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NSP has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Insperity from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, September 13th. Roth Capital lowered their price objective on shares of Insperity from $85.00 to $74.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Insperity from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Insperity from $68.00 to $51.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Insperity from $70.00 to $50.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $58.33.

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.

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