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

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $37.50.

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on MAN. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Barclays decreased their price target on ManpowerGroup from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Wall Street Zen cut ManpowerGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, UBS Group increased their price target on ManpowerGroup from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th.

ManpowerGroup Trading Down 4.2%

Shares of MAN stock opened at $30.29 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -81.85 and a beta of 0.75. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $29.34 and a 200-day moving average of $29.38. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. ManpowerGroup has a 1-year low of $25.15 and a 1-year high of $47.33.

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

ManpowerGroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 1st. This represents a yield of 437.0%. ManpowerGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -389.19%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ManpowerGroup

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake 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 worth $4,561,000 after purchasing an additional 64,502 shares during the period. Barclays PLC grew its stake in ManpowerGroup by 26.2% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 584,199 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $22,141,000 after purchasing an additional 121,257 shares during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake 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 worth $20,945,000 after purchasing an additional 61,318 shares during the period. Bastion Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in ManpowerGroup during the third quarter worth approximately $1,415,000. Finally, Alberta Investment Management Corp grew its stake in ManpowerGroup by 772.9% during the third quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 1,059,100 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $40,140,000 after purchasing an additional 937,771 shares during the period. 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.