Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) Shares Bought by Xponance Inc.

Xponance Inc. raised its stake in Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) by 4.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,080 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the quarter. Xponance Inc.’s holdings in Insperity were worth $394,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NSP. Value Holdings Management CO. LLC grew its position in Insperity by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Value Holdings Management CO. LLC now owns 237,798 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $18,432,000 after buying an additional 9,600 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Insperity by 0.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,287,058 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $113,261,000 after acquiring an additional 11,123 shares in the last quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. increased its stake in shares of Insperity by 8.3% during the fourth quarter. Reinhart Partners LLC. now owns 1,171,843 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $90,830,000 after acquiring an additional 89,809 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Insperity by 16.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 150,669 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $13,259,000 after purchasing an additional 21,325 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Insperity by 129.7% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 82,580 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,269,000 after purchasing an additional 46,625 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com raised Insperity from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $95.67.

Insider Transactions at Insperity

In other news, CEO Paul J. Sarvadi sold 25,000 shares of Insperity stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.32, for a total transaction of $2,108,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 436,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $36,812,762.88. The trade was a 5.42 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, COO Arthur A. Arizpe sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.68, for a total transaction of $508,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 72,551 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,143,618.68. The trade was a 7.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 5.50% of the company’s stock.

Insperity Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE NSP opened at $89.16 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.99 and a beta of 1.02. Insperity, Inc. has a 52 week low of $68.79 and a 52 week high of $110.72. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $83.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.80.

Insperity Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 13th. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 99.59%.

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.