Insider Buying: Insperity (NYSE:NSP) CEO Acquires 100,000 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• CEO Paul Sarvadi bought 100,000 shares on May 5 at an average price of $28.73, spending $2.87M and raising his stake to 699,670 shares (a 16.68% increase, valued at ~ $20.1M).
• Insperity pays a high quarterly dividend (annualized $2.40, 8.3% yield) despite profitability issues—the company reported a negative net margin (-0.37%), negative ROE (-28.26%) and a negative P/E (-42.94).
• The firm slightly beat Q1 EPS and revenue and issued FY2026 guidance of 1.600–2.600 EPS, but analysts forecast ~1.12 EPS and the consensus rating is "Reduce" with a $46 target while the stock trades near $28.77 (52-week range: $18.57–$72.23).

Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP - Get Free Report) CEO Paul Sarvadi bought 100,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of $28.73 per share, for a total transaction of $2,873,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 699,670 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,101,519.10. This represents a 16.68% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Insperity Stock Performance

Shares of Insperity stock traded up $0.19 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $28.77. The company's stock had a trading volume of 822,231 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,146,015. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.51, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.09. The business's fifty day moving average price is $26.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $34.28. The firm has a market cap of $1.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.94 and a beta of 0.60. Insperity, Inc. has a one year low of $18.57 and a one year high of $72.23.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The business services provider reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $1.90 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.89 billion. Insperity had a negative return on equity of 28.26% and a negative net margin of 0.37%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.57 earnings per share. Insperity has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.600-2.600 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.020-0.500 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Insperity, Inc. will post 1.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th were paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.3%. Insperity's payout ratio is presently -358.21%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Insperity

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royce & Associates LP boosted its holdings in Insperity by 27.9% during the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 527,793 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $25,967,000 after purchasing an additional 115,165 shares in the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Insperity by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 1,400,086 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $68,884,000 after purchasing an additional 53,598 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp bought a new stake in shares of Insperity in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $3,156,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd grew its stake in shares of Insperity by 524.0% in the 3rd quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 61,123 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,007,000 after purchasing an additional 51,328 shares during the period. Finally, Reinhart Partners LLC. grew its stake in shares of Insperity by 23.2% in the 3rd quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 2,202,326 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $108,355,000 after purchasing an additional 415,373 shares during the period. 93.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird set a $36.00 price objective on Insperity in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered Insperity from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, March 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d)" rating on shares of Insperity in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Roth Mkm set a $54.00 price target on Insperity in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Insperity from $35.00 to $33.00 and set an "underweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $46.00.

About Insperity

Insperity, Inc is a leading provider of human resources and business performance solutions designed to help small and midsize businesses operate more efficiently. Headquartered in Kingwood, Texas, the company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services that span workforce management, payroll administration, employee benefits, risk management, and talent development. By leveraging its proprietary technology platform and team of HR experts, Insperity enables clients to focus on core business objectives while outsourcing complex administrative functions.

The company's flagship offering is its Professional Employer Organization (PEO) service, which allows clients to outsource critical HR tasks such as payroll processing, workers' compensation administration, and compliance with employment regulations.

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