ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

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

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a report on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a report on Friday, March 27th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of ManpowerGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 17th.

ManpowerGroup Stock Up 3.0%

MAN opened at $32.27 on Wednesday. ManpowerGroup has a twelve month low of $25.15 and a twelve month high of $47.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $30.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $29.87. The company has a market cap of $1.50 billion, a PE ratio of -87.21 and a beta of 0.75.

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

ManpowerGroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a yield of 437.0%. ManpowerGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently -389.19%.

Institutional Trading of ManpowerGroup

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,211,092 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $235,400,000 after buying an additional 19,501 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup by 60.3% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,704,326 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $140,394,000 after buying an additional 1,393,622 shares during the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup by 24.6% during the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,247,476 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,817,000 after buying an additional 443,790 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup by 235.8% during the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 1,793,963 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $52,850,000 after buying an additional 1,259,752 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,616,447 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,057,000 after buying an additional 31,749 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.03% of the company’s stock.

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.