Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Takes Position in Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP)

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 3,062 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $359,000.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new position in Insperity during the 4th quarter valued at about $324,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in Insperity by 41.2% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 398,284 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $46,687,000 after buying an additional 116,226 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Insperity by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 702,844 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $82,386,000 after purchasing an additional 19,096 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its position in Insperity by 65.4% during the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 10,973 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,286,000 after buying an additional 4,337 shares during the period. Finally, Mawer Investment Management Ltd. grew its position in Insperity by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 4,210,321 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $493,534,000 after acquiring an additional 224,772 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Insperity Stock Down 3.0 %

Shares of Insperity stock opened at $100.18 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.64. Insperity, Inc. has a twelve month low of $90.80 and a twelve month high of $128.91. The company has a market cap of $3.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s 50 day moving average is $105.21 and its 200 day moving average is $108.29.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 1st. The business services provider reported $2.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.84 by $0.24. Insperity had a return on equity of 137.14% and a net margin of 2.39%. The business had revenue of $1.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. Research analysts anticipate that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.23 EPS for the current year.

Insperity Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 7th will be given a $0.60 dividend. This is a boost from Insperity’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.57. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 7th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.40%. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio is presently 55.75%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on NSP shares. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Insperity from $105.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 17th. TheStreet downgraded Insperity from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Monday, February 12th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Insperity in a report on Friday, May 17th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Insperity from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $109.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Insperity news, Director John M. Morphy sold 3,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $102.42, for a total transaction of $337,986.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 7,633 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $781,771.86. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, CFO Douglas S. Sharp sold 5,212 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $104.47, for a total transaction of $544,497.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 28,516 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,979,066.52. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director John M. Morphy sold 3,300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $102.42, for a total value of $337,986.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 7,633 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $781,771.86. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Insperity Company Profile

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.