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Insight Enterprises
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Rating:61Neutral
Price Target:
$112.00
▲(46.54% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:06/01/26
The score is primarily held back by middling financial quality—thin margins, rising leverage, and declining free cash flow—despite a strong TTM revenue rebound. Technicals are supportive with a clear uptrend, but extremely overbought readings add near-term risk. Valuation appears reasonable at ~18x earnings, while the latest earnings call was constructive on profitability and buybacks but tempered by conservative guidance and higher debt.
Positive Factors
Cloud and Services Revenue Momentum
Rapid cloud and services gross profit growth shifts Insight’s mix toward higher‑value, recurring capabilities. Sustained double‑digit GP growth in cloud and services makes revenue less cyclical than pure hardware resale, supports higher margin stability and expands long‑term stickiness with enterprise customers.
Negative Factors
Rising Leverage and Debt Load
Higher leverage from acquisitions and buybacks reduces financial flexibility and raises interest sensitivity. Elevated debt limits ability to invest or weather a downturn, increasing refinancing and covenant risk if margins or cash flow weaken over the next several quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cloud and Services Revenue Momentum
Rapid cloud and services gross profit growth shifts Insight’s mix toward higher‑value, recurring capabilities. Sustained double‑digit GP growth in cloud and services makes revenue less cyclical than pure hardware resale, supports higher margin stability and expands long‑term stickiness with enterprise customers.
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Insight Enterprises (NSIT) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$3.42B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)588.36K
Price to Earnings (P/E)19.7
Beta (1Y)1.37
Revenue Growth-1.83%
EPS Growth-2.39%
CountryUS
Employees14,324
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustryTechnology Distributors
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)5.75
Shares Outstanding30,203,917
10 Day Avg. Volume418,915
30 Day Avg. Volume588,358
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.46
Price to Book (P/B)1.56
Price to Sales (P/S)0.31
P/FCF Ratio9.19
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.32
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.55
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit2.49
Enterprise Value/Ebitda9.86
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$100.00Price Target Upside30.84% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)11.36
Revenue Forecast (FY)$8.42B
Insight Enterprises Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Insight Enterprises, Inc., along with its global subsidiaries, delivers a comprehensive suite of information technology (IT) offerings, spanning hardware, software, and various professional services. Its operations extend worldwide, reaching North...
How the Company Makes Money
Insight makes money primarily by selling technology products and related services to businesses and government organizations. A major revenue stream comes from reselling third-party hardware (e.g., client devices, servers, storage, and networking ...
Insight Enterprises Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 07, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 30, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presented a mix of strong profitability and execution wins alongside cautious top-line dynamics and operational risks. Q1 delivered robust margin expansion, significant cloud and services growth (Cloud +35%, Core Services +19%), and double-digit profit and EPS growth (+27% adjusted EBITDA, +26% adjusted EPS), which exceeded expectations. However, net revenue growth was modest (+1% USD, -1% constant currency), hardware margin pressure, supply chain/memory uncertainty, higher leverage from acquisitions and buybacks, and conservative full-year guidance (low-single-digit gross profit growth and EPS ~5% at midpoint) temper the outlook. Management emphasized a strategic pivot to AI and the mid-market, a disciplined capital allocation shift toward share repurchases, and a focus on execution and integration of prior acquisitions. Overall, the positives on profitability and strategy are offset by tangible execution and macro-related risks, resulting in a balanced, cautious assessment.Positive Updates
Strong Gross Profit and Margin Expansion
Total gross profit grew 14% year-over-year and gross margin expanded to 21.7% (up 2.4 percentage points), with double-digit gross profit growth across every geography.
Negative Updates
Modest Revenue Growth and Currency Impact
Net revenue was $2.1 billion, up only 1% in U.S. dollars and down 1% in constant currency, indicating limited top-line growth despite strong profit expansion.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Gross Profit and Margin Expansion
Total gross profit grew 14% year-over-year and gross margin expanded to 21.7% (up 2.4 percentage points), with double-digit gross profit growth across every geography.
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Company Guidance
Insight maintained a cautious 2026 outlook and gave specific numeric guidance: full‑year gross profit growth in the low single digits with gross margin of roughly 21.5%; adjusted diluted EPS (ex‑stock‑based comp) of $11.00–$11.50 (bias to the high end), about 5% growth vs 2025’s $10.75 and with EPS weighted to the first half; cash flow from operations $300–$400M; interest and other expense ≈ $90M; effective tax rate 25.5%–26.5%; capital expenditures $20–$30M; average share count ≈ 30M; acquisition‑related amortization ≈ $83M excluded; assumes no acquisition costs/severance and no debt changes. They expect hardware gross profit ~flat (hardware revenue to grow faster than GP), Core Services GP up high single digits, Cloud GP up low double digits, and SG&A to grow slightly slower than gross profit. Capital allocation: pause M&A, immediately repurchase the remaining $224M authorization (Q1 repurchases were $75M, totaling a planned $299M repurchase for the year), and noted Q1 operating cash flow was $32M, Q1 net revenue $2.1B, Q1 total GP up 14% (Cloud GP $139M, +35%; Core Services GP $86M, +19%), adjusted EBITDA $152M (+27%, 7.1% margin), adjusted Q1 EPS $2.88 (+26%), total debt ≈ $1.5B and available ABL capacity ≈ $1B.Insight Enterprises Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
64
Positive
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
55
Neutral
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 8.27B | 8.25B | 8.70B | 9.18B | 10.43B | 9.44B |
| Gross Profit | 1.82B | 1.76B | 1.77B | 1.67B | 1.64B | 1.45B |
| EBITDA | 458.18M | 416.99M | 513.15M | 481.45M | 476.52M | 385.85M |
| Net Income | 179.84M | 157.35M | 249.69M | 281.31M | 280.61M | 219.34M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 10.06B | 9.09B | 7.45B | 6.29B | 5.11B | 4.69B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 440.63M | 358.02M | 259.23M | 268.73M | 163.64M | 103.84M |
| Total Debt | 1.73B | 1.59B | 1.08B | 1.26B | 1.02B | 752.59M |
| Total Liabilities | 8.45B | 7.44B | 5.68B | 4.55B | 3.47B | 3.18B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.60B | 1.65B | 1.77B | 1.74B | 1.64B | 1.51B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 234.78M | 279.31M | 586.06M | 580.28M | 27.17M | 111.63M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 258.16M | 303.83M | 632.85M | 619.53M | 98.11M | 163.71M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -308.67M | -309.80M | -303.28M | -505.20M | -137.84M | -21.07M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 162.05M | 82.29M | -321.27M | -16.71M | 114.01M | -161.38M |
Insight Enterprises Technical Analysis
Positive
76.43
Price Trends
96.85
Positive
87.54
Positive
90.84
Positive
Market Momentum
5.73
Negative
68.03
Neutral
87.40
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For NSIT, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 76.43 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 112.85, below the 50-day MA of 96.85, and below the 200-day MA of 90.84, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 5.73 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 68.03 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 87.40 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for NSIT.
Insight Enterprises Risk Analysis
Insight Enterprises disclosed 24 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Insight Enterprises reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Insight Enterprises Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 Outperform | $10.10B | 14.02 | 11.15% | ― | 20.49% | 92.31% | |
74 Outperform | $1.83B | 20.93 | 9.67% | 1.02% | 0.78% | 3.87% | |
69 Neutral | $1.03B | 15.42 | 8.07% | ― | 3.76% | 18.30% | |
69 Neutral | $19.57B | 17.38 | 11.60% | 1.15% | 16.27% | 63.63% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
61 Neutral | $3.42B | 19.71 | 11.17% | ― | -1.83% | -2.39% | |
59 Neutral | $6.74B | 31.58 | 4.33% | 2.77% | 12.68% | -27.94% |
* Technology Sector Average
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Insight Enterprises Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Insight Enterprises Expands Liquidity with New ABL Amendment
Positive
Jun 1, 2026
On May 28, 2026, Insight Enterprises, Inc. amended its asset-based lending credit agreement originally dated August 30, 2019, by entering into a seventh amendment with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, participating lenders, and v...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesRegulatory Filings and ComplianceShareholder Meetings
Insight Enterprises Shareholders Approve Governance and Charter Changes
Positive
May 14, 2026
Insight Enterprises, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 13, 2026, where shareholders voted on director elections, executive compensation, auditor ratification and corporate governance changes. Following prior board approval, inves...
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