Insperity (NSP): Reassessing Valuation After Its Strategic Workday Partnership and Potential Margin Rebuild

Insperity (NSP) just deepened its tech game by partnering with Workday, a move aimed at upgrading its HR platform, keeping existing clients stickier, and opening doors to larger mid market customers.

See our latest analysis for Insperity.

Despite the upbeat reaction to the Workday tie up, reflected in a 1 month share price return of 11.1 percent, Insperity is still digging out from a much deeper drawdown. Multi year total shareholder returns remain firmly negative, and momentum is only just starting to stabilise.

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With the share price still nursing heavy multi year losses but trading at a near 18 percent discount to analysts’ targets, is Insperity a contrarian value play, or has the market already priced in any Workday driven recovery?

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 15.5% Undervalued

With Insperity last closing at 38.02 dollars against a narrative fair value of 45.00 dollars, the valuation case leans toward a recovery story built on earnings.

Analysts are assuming Insperity's revenue will grow by 5.0% annually over the next 3 years. Analysts assume that profit margins will increase from 0.6% today to 1.4% in 3 years time.

Read the complete narrative.

Curious how modest revenue growth can still power a big earnings rebound and support a premium profit multiple usually reserved for market darlings? The narrative hinges on a sharp margin rebuild, a step change in profitability and a valuation reset that could catch skeptics off guard. Want to see the exact profit trajectory and valuation bridge behind that 45 dollar fair value?

Result: Fair Value of $45 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, surging healthcare costs or execution missteps on the Workday rollout could still easily derail that margin rebuild and valuation reset narrative.

Find out about the key risks to this Insperity narrative.

Another Lens On Valuation

Step away from the narrative fair value and the story looks far more stretched. On a price to earnings basis, Insperity trades around 84 times versus 24.5 times for the Professional Services industry, 24.1 times for peers, and a fair ratio of 64.1 times, leaving little room for execution slip ups.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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