Q1 EPS Estimates for ManpowerGroup Decreased by Analyst

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for ManpowerGroup in a report issued on Wednesday, November 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $1.47 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.51. The consensus estimate for ManpowerGroup’s current full-year earnings is $4.58 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on MAN. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $87.00 to $71.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $84.00 to $75.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 19th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $78.00 to $74.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $78.00 to $71.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, ManpowerGroup currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $76.60.

ManpowerGroup Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MAN opened at $64.37 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $69.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $71.58. The firm has a market cap of $3.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 81.48 and a beta of 1.46. ManpowerGroup has a 52 week low of $61.53 and a 52 week high of $80.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 17th. The business services provider reported $1.29 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.48 billion. ManpowerGroup had a return on equity of 11.05% and a net margin of 0.21%.

ManpowerGroup Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a dividend of $1.545 per share. This is a positive change from ManpowerGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.01. This represents a $6.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.60%. ManpowerGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 389.88%.

Insider Activity

In other ManpowerGroup news, CFO John T. Mcginnis bought 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $62.28 per share, for a total transaction of $498,240.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 70,639 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,399,396.92. This represents a 0.00 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tidal Investments LLC raised its stake in ManpowerGroup by 179.7% in the 1st quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 17,327 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,345,000 after purchasing an additional 11,132 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its stake in ManpowerGroup by 510.8% in the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 40,206 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,122,000 after purchasing an additional 33,623 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC raised its stake in ManpowerGroup by 5,109.1% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 7,449 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $520,000 after purchasing an additional 7,306 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd raised its stake in ManpowerGroup by 140.0% in the 1st quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 20,437 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,587,000 after purchasing an additional 11,921 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in ManpowerGroup by 2.2% in the 1st quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 927,364 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $72,001,000 after purchasing an additional 19,819 shares during the last quarter. 98.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.