ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” from Analysts

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) has been given an average recommendation of “Reduce” by the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $40.00.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets raised ManpowerGroup from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $44.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $48.00 to $44.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a research note on Monday. UBS Group reduced their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $33.00 to $29.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 21st.

ManpowerGroup Stock Performance

NYSE:MAN opened at $30.30 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $1.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -64.46 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s 50-day moving average is $29.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.56. ManpowerGroup has a 1-year low of $26.14 and a 1-year high of $63.35.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 16th. The business services provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.60 billion. ManpowerGroup had a negative net margin of 0.12% and a positive return on equity of 7.02%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.29 EPS. ManpowerGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.780-0.88 EPS. Analysts forecast that ManpowerGroup will post 4.23 EPS for the current year.

ManpowerGroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st were given a dividend of $0.72 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 505.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 1st. ManpowerGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -306.38%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ManpowerGroup

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in ManpowerGroup in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 321.7% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 662 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 505 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new stake in shares of ManpowerGroup in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup by 103.3% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 799 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 406 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC lifted its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 72.5% during the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 802 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 337 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.