Insperity (NSP) Competitors

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) and Insperity (NYSE:NSP) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Does the media favor RHI or NSP?

In the previous week, Robert Half had 14 more articles in the media than Insperity. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Robert Half and 11 mentions for Insperity. Insperity's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Robert Half's score of 0.64 indicating that Insperity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Robert Half	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Insperity	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate RHI or NSP?

Robert Half presently has a consensus target price of $48.71, suggesting a potential upside of 6.95%. Insperity has a consensus target price of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.35%. Given Insperity's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Insperity is more favorable than Robert Half.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Robert Half	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Insperity	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Is RHI or NSP a better dividend stock?

Robert Half pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Insperity pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Robert Half pays out 118.0% 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 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. Robert Half has increased its dividend for 22 consecutive years and Insperity has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Robert Half is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RHI or NSP?

92.4% of Robert Half shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.4% of Insperity shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Robert Half shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Insperity shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RHI or NSP?

Robert Half received 173 more outperform votes than Insperity when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.98% of users gave Insperity an outperform vote while only 60.65% of users gave Robert Half an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Robert Half	Outperform Votes 507 60.65%	Underperform Votes 329 39.35%
Insperity	Outperform Votes 334 64.98%	Underperform Votes 180 35.02%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RHI or NSP?

Robert Half has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Insperity. Robert Half is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insperity, 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
Robert Half	$5.67B	0.82	$251.60M	$2.00	22.78
Insperity	$6.64B	0.38	$91M	$1.68	39.90

Which has more risk & volatility, RHI or NSP?

Robert Half has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Insperity has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RHI or NSP more profitable?

Robert Half has a net margin of 4.34% compared to Insperity's net margin of 1.38%. Insperity's return on equity of 72.22% beat Robert Half's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robert Half	4.34%	17.20%	8.63%
Insperity	1.38%	72.22%	4.16%

Summary

Robert Half beats Insperity on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.