HR outsourcing provider Insperity (NYSE: NSP) will be announcing earnings results this Monday after the bell. Here’s what you need to know.
Insperity met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.66 billion, up 3.3% year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ full-year EPS guidance estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Insperity’s revenue to grow 4.5% year on year to $1.63 billion, improving from its flat revenue in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.22 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Insperity has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates six times over the last two years.
Looking at Insperity’s peers in the professional services segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. ManpowerGroup delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 2.3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.7%, and Robert Half reported a revenue decline of 7.5%, in line with consensus estimates. ManpowerGroup traded down 11.4% following the results while Robert Half was also down 1.2%.
Read our full analysis of ManpowerGroup’s results here and Robert Half’s results here.
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