Heidrick & Struggles International (HSII) Competitors

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) and Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to NSP or HSII?

In the previous week, Insperity had 1 more articles in the media than Heidrick & Struggles International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Insperity and 7 mentions for Heidrick & Struggles International. Insperity's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Heidrick & Struggles International's score of 1.13 indicating that Insperity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Insperity	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Heidrick & Struggles International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate NSP or HSII?

Insperity presently has a consensus price target of $95.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.50%. Heidrick & Struggles International has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.01%. Given Insperity's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Insperity is more favorable than Heidrick & Struggles International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Insperity	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Heidrick & Struggles International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is NSP or HSII more profitable?

Heidrick & Struggles International has a net margin of 3.53% compared to Insperity's net margin of 1.38%. Insperity's return on equity of 72.22% beat Heidrick & Struggles International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Insperity	1.38%	72.22%	4.16%
Heidrick & Struggles International	3.53%	12.38%	5.44%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NSP or HSII?

Insperity received 135 more outperform votes than Heidrick & Struggles International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.36% of users gave Insperity an outperform vote while only 56.06% of users gave Heidrick & Struggles International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Insperity	Outperform Votes 334 65.36%	Underperform Votes 177 34.64%
Heidrick & Struggles International	Outperform Votes 199 56.06%	Underperform Votes 156 43.94%

Is NSP or HSII a better dividend stock?

Insperity pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Heidrick & Struggles International pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Insperity pays out 99.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Heidrick & Struggles International pays out 150.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Insperity has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Insperity is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, NSP or HSII?

Insperity has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heidrick & Struggles International has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NSP or HSII?

Insperity has higher revenue and earnings than Heidrick & Struggles International. Insperity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heidrick & Struggles International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Insperity	$6.58B	0.50	$91M	$2.41	36.59
Heidrick & Struggles International	$1.12B	0.80	$54.41M	$0.40	109.80

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NSP or HSII?

93.4% of Insperity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Insperity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Heidrick & Struggles International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Insperity beats Heidrick & Struggles International on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.