Insperity (NYSE:NSP) Posts Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.24 EPS

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) posted its earnings results on Monday. The business services provider reported ($0.22) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.24), Zacks reports. Insperity had a return on equity of 93.58% and a net margin of 1.83%. Insperity updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.890-2.150 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 3.100-3.950 EPS.

Insperity Stock Up 12.7 %

Shares of NYSE NSP opened at $78.46 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $77.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $83.92. The company has a market cap of $2.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.17 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.95. Insperity has a 12-month low of $68.79 and a 12-month high of $110.72.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.06%. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio is presently 76.19%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Truist Financial dropped their price target on Insperity from $95.00 to $88.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Insperity from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of Insperity in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. They set an “underweight” rating and a $90.00 price target for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have given a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $95.67.

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.