NSP vs RCMT vs STRR Stock Comparison

Insperity, Rcm Technologies and Star Equity Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (MAN) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
NSP Insperity, Inc.
$46.40 -0.3% 1M +9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.86B
P/E
621.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.90B
Div. yield
0.05%
Staffing Industrials
2 wins
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$35.90 -12.9% 1M +58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$249.20M
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$328.75M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rcm Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Rcm Technologies 7, Insperity 2, Star Equity Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNSPRCMTSTRRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.86B $249.20M $36.37M NSP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 621.3x 14.6x -3.3x RCMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 12.2x — RCMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +9.6% +52.2% STRR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 5.2% -5.3% RCMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.6% 27.1% -9.7% RCMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x — -0.8x NSP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.05% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.2% +58.5% -12.5% RCMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.0%/yr +43.2%/yr -10.0%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.0% 55.7% 38.4% STRR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 70/100 49/100 RCMT

Percentile Scorecard

NSPRCMTSTRR

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

AxisNSPRCMTSTRR
Valuation 66 #39 of 113 60 #46 of 113 43 #32 of 55
Growth 20 #77 of 96 64 #35 of 96 10 #46 of 51
Profitability 40 #55 of 91 91 #9 of 91 19 #40 of 49
Financial Health 45 #68 of 122 65 #44 of 122 74 #15 of 55
Shareholder Returns 34 #44 of 66 – 100 #1 of 40
Overall 41 70 49
  • NSP ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • RCMT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • STRR ranked among 59 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNSPRCMTSTRRSPY
1 month -0.3%-12.9%+0.9% +0.7%
3 months -14.0%+26.1%-7.3% +3.7%
6 months +30.4%+14.7%+1.4% +7.1%
Year to date +19.8%+75.6%-12.5% +12.8%
1 year +9.2%+58.5%-12.5% +11.9%
3 years -51.9%+83.1%-36.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -21.7%+22.3%-14.2% +22.8%
5 years -62.9%+501.3%-41.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -18.0%+43.2%-10.0% +10.9%
10 years +26.8%+414.3%-28.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.4%+17.8%-3.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNSPRCMTSTRRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.0%55.7%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.1%47.1%43.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.840.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.131.05-0.33 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.7%-63.1%-79.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%-14.6%-16.7% -1.2%
52-week high $54.48$42.02$11.81 $779.14
52-week low $19.90$17.55$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.

MultipleNSPRCMTSTRR
P/E now vs peer median 587.7xmedian 21.9x 14.9xmedian 21.9x -3.3xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x -10.6xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x -2.6xmedian 16.9x
P/B now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 2.4x 5.2xmedian 2.4x 0.6xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -7.85median 0.97 1.90median 0.97 0.04median 1.13

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 monthsNSPRCMTSTRR
Revenue $6.90B $328.75M $209.75M
Gross profit $898.00M $90.05M $88.19M
Operating income $20.00M $26.47M -$7.14M
Net income $3.00M $17.05M -$9.11M
Free cash flow $197.00M – -$14.17M
EPS (diluted) $0.08 $2.37 $-2.98
Cash & equivalents $599.00M $6.59M $6.83M
Total debt $419.00M $113.61M $14.09M
Shares (diluted) 38.00M 7.19M 3.70M
Enterprise value -$569.10M $232.91M -$19.10M

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
MetricNSPRCMTSTRR
P/E 587.7x 14.9x -3.3x
P/FCF 9.0x – -2.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x – -3.7x
P/S 0.3x 0.8x 0.2x
P/B 40.2x 5.2x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 40.2x 5.2x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 25.2x – -10.6x
EV/EBIT 79.4x 10.2x -5.5x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.8x 0.2x
EV/FCF 8.1x – -2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.8x – -4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -7.85 1.90 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNSPRCMTSTRR
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 9.6% 52.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 7.8% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.1% 7.6% 23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 6.0% -2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.8% 10.9% -183.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -56.7% 4.8% -61.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -82.4% 25.5% -135.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.9% 1.8% -88.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -82.4% 31.6% -130.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.8% 7.9% -89.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 169.8% – -472.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.0% – -90.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 286.3% – -651.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.7% – -123.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNSPRCMTSTRR
Gross margin 13.0% 27.4% 42.0%
EBITDA margin 0.9% – -1.8%
Operating margin 0.3% 8.1% -3.4%
Pretax margin 0.3% 7.1% -3.5%
Net margin 0.0% 5.2% -5.3%
FCF margin 2.9% – -6.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% – -4.6%
Return on equity 5.7% 36.1% -15.1%
Return on assets 0.1% 12.7% -8.4%
Return on invested capital 0.6% 27.1% -9.7%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 32.3% -9.0%
Asset turnover 3.1x 2.4x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 77.3x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.2% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNSPRCMTSTRR
Debt / assets 18.8% 17.4% 13.0%
Debt / equity 9.5x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x – -0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.1x – -1.0x
Liabilities / assets 98.0% 63.6% 44.8%
Equity / assets 2.0% 36.4% 55.2%
Interest coverage 0.8x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.10 5.53 -3.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNSPRCMTSTRR
Dividend yield 5.2% – –
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 9.6%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 0.0% 9.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3,033% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 46.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – –

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.

ConsensusNSPRCMTSTRR
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.23FY2026 $2.94FY2026 $-1.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +116.5%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +26.5% +11.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.45BFY2026 $333.92MFY2026 $218.20MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.4%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.0% +10.7% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNSPRCMTSTRR
Held by institutions 100.0% 39.2% 25.8%
Institutions holding 277 84 27
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.5% +2.6%
Institutions buying 180 41 11
Institutions selling 58 29 6
Buyers to sellers 3.10 1.41 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.

NSPRCMTSTRR
NSP 1.00 0.03 0.03
RCMT 0.03 1.00 0.05
STRR 0.03 0.05 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NSP, RCMT and STRR?

Insperity (NSP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Insperity (NSP) $1.86B, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $249.20M, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) $36.37M.

Which stock is cheaper, NSP, RCMT and STRR?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Insperity (NSP) 621.3x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 14.6x, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -3.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) is cheapest (Insperity (NSP) 20.8x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Star Equity Holdings (STRR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Insperity (NSP) +2.1%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +9.6%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) +52.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) has the highest net margin (Insperity (NSP) 0.0%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 5.2%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -5.3%). On return on invested capital, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads (Insperity (NSP) 0.6%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 27.1%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rcm Technologies (RCMT) returned the most: Insperity (NSP) +9.2%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +58.5%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -12.5%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (Insperity (NSP) -18.0%/yr, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +43.2%/yr, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Insperity (NSP) 0.05%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 0.00%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) 0.00%. Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 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 (Insperity (NSP) 68.0%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 55.7%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NSP, RCMT 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, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads on 7. 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.