Analysts Set ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) PT at $40.00

Shares of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) have earned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $40.00.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on ManpowerGroup from $52.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 20th. BMO Capital Markets raised shares of ManpowerGroup from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $44.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, December 18th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $33.00 to $29.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Barclays reduced their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $42.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th.

ManpowerGroup Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of ManpowerGroup stock opened at $30.03 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. ManpowerGroup has a fifty-two week low of $26.14 and a fifty-two week high of $63.35. The company has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a P/E ratio of -63.88 and a beta of 0.88.

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

ManpowerGroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were issued a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 505.0%. ManpowerGroup’s dividend payout ratio is presently -306.38%.

Institutional Trading of ManpowerGroup

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in ManpowerGroup by 69.3% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,121 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of ManpowerGroup during the third quarter worth $30,000. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co grew its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup by 28.7% during the third quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 67,569 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,570,000 after buying an additional 15,080 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of ManpowerGroup in the third quarter valued at about $663,000. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of ManpowerGroup in the third quarter worth about $25,000. 98.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.