NSP vs RCMT vs STRR Stock Comparison

Insperity, Rcm Technologies and Star Equity Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NSP Insperity, Inc.
$50.84 +9.7% 1M +40.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.94B
P/E
644.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.90B
Div. yield
4.72%
Staffing Industrials
3 wins
RCMT Rcm Technologies, Inc.
$31.82 -23.0% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$225.53M
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$333.62M
Div. yield
–
Staffing Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rcm Technologies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Rcm Technologies 6, Insperity 3, 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 $1.94B $225.53M $35.14M NSP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 644.0x 13.2x -3.2x RCMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x 10.8x — RCMT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.1% +11.2% +52.2% STRR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 5.1% -5.3% RCMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.6% 26.4% -9.7% RCMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x 0.6x -0.8x NSP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.72% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.9% +36.3% -13.0% NSP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.0%/yr +37.2%/yr -15.4%/yr RCMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.0% 56.4% 38.5% STRR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 71/100 46/100 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 67 #38 of 114 84 #19 of 114 31 #39 of 56
Growth 19 #80 of 98 68 #32 of 98 9 #49 of 54
Profitability 36 #61 of 95 78 #22 of 95 15 #45 of 53
Financial Health 44 #71 of 126 70 #38 of 126 75 #15 of 58
Shareholder Returns 33 #48 of 71 54 #33 of 71 98 #2 of 42
Overall 40 71 46
  • NSP ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • RCMT ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • STRR ranked among 58 companies in Construction Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNSPRCMTSTRRSPY
1 month +9.7%-23.0%-4.8% -5.9%
3 months -1.0%+11.5%-18.5% -4.6%
6 months +55.5%+11.3%+2.7% +0.2%
Year to date +31.3%+55.6%-15.6% +7.5%
1 year +40.9%+36.3%-13.0% +8.2%
3 years -52.5%+65.4%-42.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -22.0%+18.3%-16.7% +19.0%
5 years -58.3%+385.8%-56.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -16.0%+37.2%-15.4% +9.4%
10 years +50.2%+358.5%-33.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +4.2%+16.5%-3.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNSPRCMTSTRRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.0%56.4%38.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.9%48.5%43.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.151.000.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.64-0.34 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.7%-63.1%-79.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.7%-24.3%-19.6% -5.9%
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 644.0xmedian 21.1x 13.2xmedian 21.1x -3.2xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 0.2xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 11.7x 8.7xmedian 11.7x -10.3xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 15.3x 9.9xmedian 15.3x -2.5xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 2.3x 4.6xmedian 2.3x 0.6xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -8.60median 0.88 1.65median 0.88 0.04median 0.89

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 $333.62M $209.75M
Gross profit $898.00M $89.79M $88.19M
Operating income $20.00M $25.80M -$7.14M
Net income $3.00M $17.11M -$9.11M
Free cash flow $197.00M $22.83M -$14.17M
EPS (diluted) $0.08 $2.38 $-2.98
Cash & equivalents $599.00M $6.59M $6.83M
Total debt $419.00M $23.38M $14.09M
Shares (diluted) 38.00M 7.19M 3.70M
Enterprise value -$496.19M $212.09M -$20.33M

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 644.0x 13.2x -3.2x
P/FCF 9.8x 9.9x -2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.3x 9.5x -3.6x
P/S 0.3x 0.7x 0.2x
P/B 44.0x 4.6x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 44.0x 4.6x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA 27.9x 8.7x -10.3x
EV/EBIT 87.8x 9.4x -5.3x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.7x 0.2x
EV/FCF 8.9x 10.6x -2.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.6x 10.2x -3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.60 1.65 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNSPRCMTSTRR
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.1% 11.2% 52.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.6% 8.3% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.1% 7.3% 23.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.3% 5.9% -2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -4.8% 8.2% -183.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -56.7% 3.9% -61.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -82.4% 25.9% -135.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -74.9% 1.9% -88.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -82.4% 32.1% -130.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -74.8% 8.0% -89.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 169.8% 746.9% -472.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.0% -17.6% -90.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 286.3% 5,664% -651.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.7% -18.0% -123.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNSPRCMTSTRR
Gross margin 13.0% 26.9% 42.0%
EBITDA margin 0.9% 8.4% -1.8%
Operating margin 0.3% 7.7% -3.4%
Pretax margin 0.3% 6.9% -3.5%
Net margin 0.0% 5.1% -5.3%
FCF margin 2.9% 6.8% -6.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.4% 7.1% -4.6%
Return on equity 5.7% 36.9% -15.1%
Return on assets 0.1% 12.7% -8.4%
Return on invested capital 0.6% 26.4% -9.7%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 31.3% -9.0%
Asset turnover 3.1x 2.5x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 77.3x 1.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% 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 0.6x -0.8x
Debt / FCF 2.1x 1.0x -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 4.14 5.34 -3.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNSPRCMTSTRR
Dividend yield 4.7% – –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 4.2% 10.0%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 4.2% 10.0%
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 23.1xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.20FY2026 $2.94FY2026 $-1.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +113.6%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +26.4% +11.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.44BFY2026 $333.92MFY2026 $216.56MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.5%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026 +25.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.2% +10.7% +20.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNSPRCMTSTRR
Held by institutions 100.0% 40.3% 25.8%
Institutions holding 279 84 27
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +0.5% +2.6%
Institutions buying 181 41 11
Institutions selling 58 29 6
Buyers to sellers 3.12 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 0.02 0.00
RCMT 0.02 1.00 0.04
STRR 0.00 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NSP, RCMT and STRR?

Insperity (NSP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Insperity (NSP) $1.94B, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) $225.53M, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) $35.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, NSP, RCMT and STRR?

Rcm Technologies (RCMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Insperity (NSP) 644.0x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 13.2x, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -3.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) is cheapest (Insperity (NSP) 23.1x, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 10.8x). 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) +11.2%, 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) 5.1%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -5.3%). On return on invested capital, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) leads (Insperity (NSP) 0.6%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 26.4%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Insperity (NSP) returned the most: Insperity (NSP) +40.9%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +36.3%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -13.0%. Over five years, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) compounded fastest (Insperity (NSP) -16.0%/yr, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) +37.2%/yr, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) -15.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Insperity (NSP) 4.72%, 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) 66.0%, Rcm Technologies (RCMT) 56.4%, Star Equity Holdings (STRR) 38.5%). 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 6. 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.