William Blair Reduces Earnings Estimates for ManpowerGroup

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) – Research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for ManpowerGroup in a report issued on Sunday, April 20th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.01. The consensus estimate for ManpowerGroup’s current full-year earnings is $4.23 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for ManpowerGroup’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.65 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.91 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently weighed in on MAN. Barclays raised ManpowerGroup from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $55.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. UBS Group dropped their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $63.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $55.00 to $48.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $65.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on ManpowerGroup from $54.00 to $48.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $57.50.

ManpowerGroup Price Performance

NYSE MAN opened at $42.26 on Wednesday. ManpowerGroup has a fifty-two week low of $39.22 and a fifty-two week high of $78.87. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $54.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $59.04. The firm has a market cap of $1.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.14 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The business services provider reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.08). The firm had revenue of $698.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.94 billion. ManpowerGroup had a return on equity of 10.19% and a net margin of 0.81%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.94 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Colonial Trust Co SC acquired a new stake in ManpowerGroup during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. WFA Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of ManpowerGroup during the 4th quarter worth approximately $35,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup by 190.6% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 744 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 488 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 48.6% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 743 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in ManpowerGroup by 171.3% in the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 890 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 562 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.03% of the company’s stock.

ManpowerGroup Company 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.