Bahl & Gaynor Inc. Has $26.65 Million Stock Holdings in Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP)

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

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Insperity Trading Down 4.4 %

Shares of NYSE NSP traded down $4.76 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $104.17. 415,094 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 330,053. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $103.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $107.80. The company has a market capitalization of $3.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.36, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 1.14. Insperity, Inc. has a 12 month low of $90.80 and a 12 month high of $128.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.95, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) last announced 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. The company had revenue of $1.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.57 billion. Insperity had a net margin of 2.64% and a return on equity of 153.34%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Insperity, Inc. will post 2.34 EPS for the current year.

Insperity Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 7th were given a $0.57 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 6th. This represents a $2.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.19%. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio is currently 51.12%.

Insperity 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.