American Century Companies Inc. Buys 38,275 Shares of ManpowerGroup Inc. $MAN

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) by 80.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 85,916 shares of the business services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,275 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in ManpowerGroup were worth $3,471,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MAN. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in ManpowerGroup by 36.1% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,608,221 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $150,964,000 after purchasing an additional 691,678 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup by 1.5% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,532,196 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $146,564,000 after buying an additional 38,358 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 10.7% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,503,668 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $144,912,000 after acquiring an additional 241,403 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 49.5% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 955,675 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $38,609,000 after acquiring an additional 316,377 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC lifted its position in ManpowerGroup by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 865,394 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $50,089,000 after acquiring an additional 34,514 shares in the last quarter. 98.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a report on Monday, December 1st. UBS Group dropped their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Barclays decreased their target price on ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $42.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $52.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $48.00 to $44.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 13th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $40.67.

ManpowerGroup Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of MAN stock opened at $27.80 on Tuesday. ManpowerGroup Inc. has a 1 year low of $26.14 and a 1 year high of $63.35. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $31.91 and a 200-day moving average price of $37.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The company has a market cap of $1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -59.15 and a beta of 0.89.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The business services provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.60 billion. ManpowerGroup had a positive return on equity of 7.02% and a negative net margin of 0.12%.ManpowerGroup’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.29 EPS. ManpowerGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.780-0.88 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that ManpowerGroup Inc. will post 4.23 earnings per share for the current year.

ManpowerGroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 505.0%. ManpowerGroup’s payout ratio is -306.38%.

ManpowerGroup Profile

ManpowerGroup Inc provides workforce solutions and services worldwide. The company offers recruitment services, including permanent, temporary, and contract recruitment of professionals, as well as administrative and industrial positions under the Manpower and Experis brands. It also offers various assessment services; training and development services; career and talent management; and outsourcing services related to human resources functions primarily in the areas of large-scale recruiting and workforce-intensive initiatives.