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

Shares of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One 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 price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $37.50.

MAN has been the topic of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Argus raised shares of ManpowerGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $42.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of 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, Wall Street Zen raised shares of ManpowerGroup from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th.

ManpowerGroup Stock Performance

Shares of ManpowerGroup stock opened at $28.97 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. ManpowerGroup has a twelve month low of $25.15 and a twelve month high of $47.33. The stock has a market cap of $1.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -78.28 and a beta of 0.74. The company’s fifty day moving average is $28.80 and its 200 day moving average is $29.58.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. ManpowerGroup had a negative net margin of 0.09% and a positive return on equity of 7.01%. The company had revenue of $4.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.41 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.44 earnings per share. ManpowerGroup’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. ManpowerGroup has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.910-1.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that ManpowerGroup will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

ManpowerGroup Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 1st. This represents a yield of 483.0%. ManpowerGroup’s dividend payout ratio is -389.19%.

Institutional Trading of ManpowerGroup

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in ManpowerGroup by 74.1% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 151,563 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,561,000 after acquiring an additional 64,502 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its position in ManpowerGroup by 26.2% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 584,199 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $22,141,000 after acquiring an additional 121,257 shares during the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH boosted its position in ManpowerGroup by 12.5% during the third quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 552,650 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $20,945,000 after acquiring an additional 61,318 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its position in ManpowerGroup by 17.3% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 327,584 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $12,415,000 after acquiring an additional 48,381 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bastion Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in ManpowerGroup during the third quarter valued at $1,415,000. Institutional investors own 98.03% of the company’s stock.

ManpowerGroup Company Profile

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.