Insider Selling: TriNet Group, Inc. (NYSE:TNET) CEO Sells $160,527.42 in Stock

TriNet Group, Inc. (NYSE:TNETGet Free Report) CEO Burton M. Goldfield sold 1,509 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.38, for a total transaction of $160,527.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 170,703 shares in the company, valued at $18,159,385.14. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

TriNet Group Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:TNET opened at $105.34 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $6.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.98 and a beta of 1.18. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $99.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $90.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.28. TriNet Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $60.60 and a 1-year high of $111.85.

TriNet Group (NYSE:TNETGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 26th. The business services provider reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.07 by $0.45. The firm had revenue of $341.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $310.34 million. TriNet Group had a net margin of 6.91% and a return on equity of 45.40%. Sell-side analysts predict that TriNet Group, Inc. will post 6.09 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of TriNet Group

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of TriNet Group by 66.3% in the 1st quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 4,394,957 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $354,277,000 after acquiring an additional 1,752,532 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of TriNet Group by 11.4% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,190,526 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $412,181,000 after acquiring an additional 430,430 shares during the period. Cantillon Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of TriNet Group by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cantillon Capital Management LLC now owns 3,482,339 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $330,718,000 after acquiring an additional 66,864 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. lifted its stake in shares of TriNet Group by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 2,607,681 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $247,651,000 after acquiring an additional 61,569 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of TriNet Group by 3.6% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,403,490 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $113,130,000 after acquiring an additional 48,461 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 93.09% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of TriNet Group in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. TD Cowen raised shares of TriNet Group from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $95.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Monday, August 7th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of TriNet Group from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 27th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $87.00 target price on shares of TriNet Group in a research report on Thursday, July 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.20.

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TriNet Group Company Profile

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TriNet Group, Inc provides human resources (HR) consulting services, employee benefit options, payroll services, and employment risk mitigation services for small and medium size businesses in the United States. The company offers multi-state payroll processing and tax administration; employee benefits programs, including health insurance and retirement plans; workers compensation insurance and claims management; employment and benefits law compliance; and other HR related services.

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