AMN vs NSP vs STRR Stock Comparison

Amn Healthcare Services, Insperity and Star Equity Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NSP Insperity, Inc.
$54.01 +12.8% 1M +17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.97B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.87B
Div. yield
0.05%
Staffing Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Amn Healthcare Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Amn Healthcare Services 5, Star Equity Holdings 3, Insperity 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMNNSPSTRRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.83B $1.97B $37.74M NSP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x -122.8x -3.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 24.2x — AMN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% +2.6% +52.2% STRR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% -0.2% -5.3% AMN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.7% -0.7% -9.7% AMN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -4.9x -0.8x NSP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +131.7% +17.4% -10.3% AMN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.6%/yr -15.2%/yr -9.6%/yr STRR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 64.2% 67.6% 38.4% STRR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 38/100 48/100 AMN

Percentile Scorecard

AMNNSPSTRR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMNNSPSTRR
Valuation 95 #7 of 112 59 #47 of 112 38 #35 of 56
Growth 57 #42 of 96 23 #74 of 96 10 #47 of 52
Profitability 66 #32 of 91 31 #63 of 91 18 #42 of 51
Financial Health 53 #59 of 125 44 #70 of 125 72 #17 of 58
Shareholder Returns – 33 #45 of 67 100 #1 of 41
Overall 68 38 48
  • AMN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • NSP ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • STRR ranked among 60 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMNNSPSTRRSPY
1 month +41.8%+12.8%-2.4% -0.8%
3 months +46.7%+7.4%-10.1% +3.5%
6 months +133.8%+60.5%+1.7% +7.0%
Year to date +211.2%+39.5%-12.1% +12.2%
1 year +131.7%+17.4%-10.3% +13.0%
3 years -35.2%-43.5%-36.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -13.5%-17.3%-14.2% +23.1%
5 years -49.1%-56.1%-39.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -12.6%-15.2%-9.6% +11.0%
10 years +48.5%+49.5%-34.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.0%+4.1%-4.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMNNSPSTRRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 64.2%67.6%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.8%73.7%43.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.77-0.020.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.050.26-0.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-84.7%-79.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-0.9%-16.3% -1.8%
52-week high $49.05$54.48$11.81 $779.14
52-week low $15.10$19.90$9.25 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMNNSPSTRR
P/E now vs peer median 18.2xmedian 21.9x -128.3xmedian 21.9x -3.3xmedian 19.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.9x 0.3xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 12.2x 45.4xmedian 12.2x -10.7xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 14.3x 10.6xmedian 14.3x -2.6xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.3x 33.8xmedian 2.3x 0.6xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.58median 1.02 4.62median 1.02 0.04median 0.93

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMNNSPSTRR
Revenue $3.43B $6.87B $209.75M
Gross profit $954.26M $886.00M $88.19M
Operating income $199.82M -$3.00M -$7.14M
Net income $104.92M -$16.00M -$9.11M
Free cash flow $439.13M $194.00M -$14.17M
EPS (diluted) $2.64 $-0.41 $-2.98
Cash & equivalents $361.84M $619.00M $6.83M
Total debt $3.10B $419.00M $14.09M
Shares (diluted) 39.73M 39.00M 3.70M
Enterprise value $816.42M -$308.64M -$17.73M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMNNSPSTRR
P/E 18.2x -128.3x -3.3x
P/FCF 4.3x 10.6x -2.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 9.2x -3.8x
P/S 0.6x 0.3x 0.2x
P/B 2.6x 33.8x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 33.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 45.4x -10.7x
EV/EBIT 11.4x -621.0x -5.5x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.3x 0.2x
EV/FCF 5.2x 9.6x -2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 8.3x -4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.58 4.62 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMNNSPSTRR
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% 2.6% 52.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 3.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% -9.6% 23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.2% -5.3% -2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 168.5% -106.4% -183.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -25.0% -26.3% -61.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% -140.0% -135.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% -27.8% -88.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 134.1% -139.0% -130.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.2% -27.8% -89.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.5% 524.5% -472.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -4.0% -90.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.9% 308.6% -651.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -4.0% -123.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMNNSPSTRR
Gross margin 27.8% 12.9% 42.0%
EBITDA margin 10.1% 0.6% -1.8%
Operating margin 5.8% 0.0% -3.4%
Pretax margin 4.8% 0.0% -3.5%
Net margin 3.1% -0.2% -5.3%
FCF margin 12.8% 2.8% -6.8%
Operating cash flow margin 13.7% 3.3% -4.6%
Return on equity 14.4% -25.0% -15.1%
Return on assets 4.2% -0.7% -8.4%
Return on invested capital 8.7% -0.7% -9.7%
Return on capital employed 11.7% -0.5% -9.0%
Asset turnover 1.4x 3.1x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x -14.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMNNSPSTRR
Debt / assets 31.4% 18.8% 13.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x 6.9x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x -4.9x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 2.2x -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 97.3% 44.8%
Equity / assets 31.4% 2.7% 55.2%
Interest coverage 5.6x -0.1x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.25 4.13 -3.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMNNSPSTRR
Dividend yield – 4.4% –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 9.6%
Shareholder yield – 4.6% 9.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -568.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 46.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMNNSPSTRR
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 24.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $2.23FY2026 $-1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +133.8%FY2026 +116.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -69.8% +26.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.49BFY2026 $6.45BFY2026 $218.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +28.0%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -28.4% +6.0% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMNNSPSTRR
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 25.8%
Institutions holding 286 276 27
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +2.4% +2.6%
Institutions buying 182 179 11
Institutions selling 76 58 6
Buyers to sellers 2.39 3.09 1.83

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMNNSPSTRR
AMN 1.00 0.18 -0.03
NSP 0.18 1.00 0.01
STRR -0.03 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMN, NSP and STRR?

Insperity (NSP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) $1.83B, Insperity (NSP) $1.97B, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) $37.74M.

Which company is growing faster?

Star Equity Holdings (STRR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +24.0%, Insperity (NSP) +2.6%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) +52.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) has the highest net margin (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 3.1%, Insperity (NSP) -0.2%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -5.3%). On return on invested capital, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) leads (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 8.7%, Insperity (NSP) -0.7%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) returned the most: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) +131.7%, Insperity (NSP) +17.4%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -10.3%. Over five years, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) compounded fastest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) -12.6%/yr, Insperity (NSP) -15.2%/yr, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -9.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 0.00%, Insperity (NSP) 0.05%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) 0.00%. Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) and Star Equity Holdings (STRR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) has been the steadiest (Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) 64.2%, Insperity (NSP) 67.6%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMN, NSP and STRR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Amn Healthcare Services (AMN) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.