Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII) Competitors

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) and Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts recommend NSP or HSII?

Insperity currently has a consensus price target of $89.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.52%. Heidrick & Struggles International has a consensus price target of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.48%. Given Insperity's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Insperity is more favorable than Heidrick & Struggles International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Insperity	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Heidrick & Struggles International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to NSP or HSII?

In the previous week, Insperity had 18 more articles in the media than Heidrick & Struggles International. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Insperity and 5 mentions for Heidrick & Struggles International. Heidrick & Struggles International's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Insperity's score of 0.42 indicating that Heidrick & Struggles International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Insperity	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Heidrick & Struggles International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NSP or HSII?

93.4% of Insperity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Insperity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, NSP or HSII?

Insperity has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heidrick & Struggles International has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NSP or HSII?

Insperity received 135 more outperform votes than Heidrick & Struggles International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.98% of users gave Insperity an outperform vote while only 55.90% of users gave Heidrick & Struggles International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Insperity	Outperform Votes 334 64.98%	Underperform Votes 180 35.02%
Heidrick & Struggles International	Outperform Votes 199 55.90%	Underperform Votes 157 44.10%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NSP or HSII?

Insperity has higher revenue and earnings than Heidrick & Struggles International. Insperity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heidrick & Struggles International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Insperity	$6.58B	0.37	$91M	$2.41	26.86
Heidrick & Struggles International	$1.12B	0.72	$54.41M	$0.40	97.98

Is NSP or HSII a better dividend stock?

Insperity pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Heidrick & Struggles International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Insperity pays out 99.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Heidrick & Struggles International pays out 150.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Insperity has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Insperity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is NSP or HSII more profitable?

Heidrick & Struggles International has a net margin of 3.53% compared to Insperity's net margin of 1.38%. Insperity's return on equity of 72.22% beat Heidrick & Struggles International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Insperity	1.38%	72.22%	4.16%
Heidrick & Struggles International	3.53%	12.38%	5.44%

Summary

Insperity beats Heidrick & Struggles International on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.