9,900 Shares in Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) Acquired by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new position in Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 9,900 shares of the business services provider's stock, valued at approximately $1,160,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in NSP. Earnest Partners LLC lifted its position in Insperity by 24.7% in the third quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 1,045,622 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $102,053,000 after purchasing an additional 207,283 shares during the period. Reinhart Partners LLC. boosted its stake in Insperity by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 882,621 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $103,461,000 after buying an additional 49,576 shares in the last quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Insperity by 15.8% during the third quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 720,147 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $70,286,000 after buying an additional 98,190 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in Insperity by 24.7% during the third quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 466,685 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $45,549,000 after acquiring an additional 92,401 shares during the period. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its position in Insperity by 0.5% in the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 376,858 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $36,781,000 after acquiring an additional 1,999 shares in the last quarter. 93.44% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insperity Trading Up 0.8 %

NSP traded up $0.87 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $109.52. The company had a trading volume of 219,459 shares, compared to its average volume of 330,195. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $102.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $107.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.95, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. The company has a market cap of $4.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.37, a PEG ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 1.14. Insperity, Inc. has a 12-month low of $90.80 and a 12-month high of $128.91.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 8th. The business services provider reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.08. Insperity had a net margin of 2.64% and a return on equity of 153.34%. The firm had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.57 billion. Equities research analysts anticipate that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 7th were given a dividend of $0.57 per share. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 6th. Insperity's payout ratio is 51.12%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on NSP. TheStreet lowered shares of Insperity from a "b" rating to a "c+" rating in a research report on Monday, February 12th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Insperity from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $115.00.

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.