Insperity vs Robert Half
NSP and RHI side by side, both in personnel supply services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NSP and RHI compare
Robert Half is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Insperity ($4.3B against $1.9B).
On earnings, Robert Half is cheaper: it trades at 34.7× trailing earnings, against 561× for Insperity.
Insperity grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.1% versus −2.9% for Robert Half).
Robert Half keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.3% compared with 0.04% at Insperity.
Both pay dividends: Insperity yields 4.8% and Robert Half 5.6%.
Robert Half scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 9 for Insperity), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NSP | RHI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $1.9B | $4.3B |
| Share price | $50.48 | $42.00 |
| Change, 1 year | 49.9% | 51.8% |
| Change, 5 years | −57.0% | −64.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 0.94 |
| Employees | 4,200 | 7,100 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 | 4 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 561× | 34.7× (better) |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.8× |
| P/B | 43.7× | 3.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.7× (better) | 55.3× |
| P/FCF | 9.8× (better) | 20.5× |
| FCF yield | 10.2% (better) | 4.9% |
| Fair value | $24.77 | $24.37 |
| Margin of safety | −104% | −72.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.1% (better) | −2.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.7% (better) | 1.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −82.4% | −21.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −79.5% | −21.4% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −13.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 13.0% | 37.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 0.29% | 1.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 0.04% | 2.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 2.9% | 3.9% (better) |
| Return on equity | 4.6% | 9.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | – | 5.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 9.52 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −2.86 | – |
| Interest coverage | 0.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.11 | 1.48 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.14 (better) | 3.80 |
| Piotroski F-score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.8% | 5.6% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 3033% | 196% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 11.7% |
| Buyback yield | 0.52% (better) | 0.16% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.3% | 5.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 112% | 124% |
| Held by insiders | 6.8% | 3.7% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $15.7M (better) | $0 |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.8% | 19.3% |
Go deeper
- NSP stock overview
- NSP income statement
- NSP valuation and score
- RHI stock overview
- RHI income statement
- RHI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.