ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $37.50.

Several research firms have recently commented on MAN. Argus raised shares of ManpowerGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $42.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Truist Financial reduced their price target on ManpowerGroup from $38.00 to $34.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th. UBS Group upped their price target on ManpowerGroup from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Barclays reduced their price target on ManpowerGroup from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a research note on Friday, March 27th.

ManpowerGroup Trading Up 4.7%

NYSE:MAN opened at $31.74 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $29.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.32. ManpowerGroup has a 12 month low of $25.15 and a 12 month high of $47.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The stock has a market cap of $1.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -85.79 and a beta of 0.74.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 16th. The business services provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.01. ManpowerGroup had a negative net margin of 0.09% and a positive return on equity of 7.01%. The firm had revenue of $4.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.41 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.44 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. ManpowerGroup has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.910-1.050 EPS. Equities analysts predict that ManpowerGroup will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

ManpowerGroup Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st will be paid a $0.72 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 483.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 1st. ManpowerGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -389.19%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MAN. Baird Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of ManpowerGroup in the 1st quarter worth about $219,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 12.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 347,423 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $20,109,000 after acquiring an additional 38,710 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 13,435 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $778,000 after acquiring an additional 414 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 9.4% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 161,104 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,325,000 after acquiring an additional 13,906 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth bought a new position in shares of ManpowerGroup in the 1st quarter worth about $348,000. 98.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About ManpowerGroup

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) is a global leader in workforce solutions, offering a broad spectrum of staffing and talent management services. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company has grown from a temporary staffing firm to a diversified provider of workforce consultancy, recruitment, and outsourcing services. ManpowerGroup is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MAN.

The company’s service offerings are organized into four principal brands.