Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) Shares Purchased by Bahl & Gaynor Inc.

Bahl & Gaynor Inc. grew its stake in shares of Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) by 2.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 227,339 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,021 shares during the period. Bahl & Gaynor Inc. owned about 0.61% of Insperity worth $26,649,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. WINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its position in shares of Insperity by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 4,002 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $391,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Insperity by 29.2% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 522 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Paralel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Insperity by 1.3% in the third quarter. Paralel Advisors LLC now owns 15,754 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,538,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares in the last quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Insperity by 7.5% in the third quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 3,237 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $316,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of Insperity by 2.3% in the third quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 10,337 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,009,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Insperity Stock Down 4.4 %

Shares of NYSE NSP traded down $4.76 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $104.17. The company had a trading volume of 415,094 shares, compared to its average volume of 330,053. Insperity, Inc. has a twelve month low of $90.80 and a twelve month high of $128.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.95, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.92 billion, a PE ratio of 23.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 1.14. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $103.29 and its 200-day moving average is $107.80.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 8th. The business services provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.08. Insperity had a net margin of 2.64% and a return on equity of 153.34%. The business had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.57 billion. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 21st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were paid a $0.57 dividend. This represents a $2.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 6th. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 51.12%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on NSP shares. StockNews.com lowered Insperity from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 1st. TheStreet lowered Insperity from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Monday, February 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Insperity currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $115.00.

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.