ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) Given Average Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $53.50.

Several brokerages have weighed in on MAN. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $36.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $45.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of ManpowerGroup from a “sell (d)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $41.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $30.00 to $47.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ManpowerGroup

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd boosted its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 910.7% during the first quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 128,816 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,795,000 after purchasing an additional 116,071 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in ManpowerGroup during the first quarter worth about $1,180,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new position in ManpowerGroup during the second quarter worth about $4,323,000. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its stake in ManpowerGroup by 53.3% in the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 55,257 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,632,000 after acquiring an additional 19,205 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in ManpowerGroup by 291.3% in the first quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 112,648 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,319,000 after acquiring an additional 83,858 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.03% of the company’s stock.

ManpowerGroup Stock Performance

MAN stock opened at $56.41 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $54.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $38.51. ManpowerGroup has a fifty-two week low of $25.15 and a fifty-two week high of $63.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.62 billion, a PE ratio of 25.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 0.70.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.03. ManpowerGroup had a return on equity of 7.45% and a net margin of 0.56%.The company had revenue of $4.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($1.44) earnings per share. ManpowerGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.060 EPS. Analysts forecast that ManpowerGroup will post 3.62 EPS for the current year.

About ManpowerGroup

ManpowerGroup Inc is a global workforce solutions and staffing company that connects organizations with skilled talent and helps individuals build careers. The company provides temporary and permanent recruitment, workforce management, talent development, career transition and outplacement services.

Its principal brands include Manpower, which focuses on staffing and workforce solutions; Experis, which specializes in information technology and professional talent; and Talent Solutions, which provides recruitment process outsourcing, talent consulting and workforce management services.