HSII vs. NSP, ASGN, MAN, BBSI, KFRC, KELYA, TBI, HSON, TW, and RHI
Should you be buying Heidrick & Struggles International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heidrick & Struggles International include Insperity (NSP), ASGN (ASGN), ManpowerGroup (MAN), Barrett Business Services (BBSI), Kforce (KFRC), Kelly Services (KELYA), TrueBlue (TBI), Hudson Global (HSON), Tradeweb Markets (TW), and Robert Half (RHI). These companies are all part of the "human resource & employment services" industry.
Heidrick & Struggles International vs. Its Competitors
Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) and Insperity (NYSE:NSP) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.
In the previous week, Insperity had 1 more articles in the media than Heidrick & Struggles International. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Insperity and 0 mentions for Heidrick & Struggles International. Insperity's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Heidrick & Struggles International's score of 0.00 indicating that Insperity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Insperity has a net margin of 0.95% compared to Heidrick & Struggles International's net margin of 0.71%. Insperity's return on equity of 52.17% beat Heidrick & Struggles International's return on equity.
Heidrick & Struggles International has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Insperity has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
90.1% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Insperity shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Insperity shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Heidrick & Struggles International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Insperity pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Heidrick & Struggles International pays out 171.4% 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 pays out 142.9% 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.
Heidrick & Struggles International presently has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.04%. Insperity has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.38%. Given Insperity's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Insperity is more favorable than Heidrick & Struggles International.
Summary
Insperity beats Heidrick & Struggles International on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HSII) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
