Brokerages Set ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) PT at $37.50

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $37.50.

Several research firms recently issued reports on MAN. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of ManpowerGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Barclays dropped their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a research note on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th.

ManpowerGroup Stock Performance

NYSE MAN opened at $36.21 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $30.00. ManpowerGroup has a 12-month low of $25.15 and a 12-month high of $47.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. The company has a market cap of $1.68 billion, a P/E ratio of -97.86 and a beta of 0.75.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 16th. The business services provider reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.01. ManpowerGroup had a negative net margin of 0.09% and a positive return on equity of 7.01%. The business had revenue of $4.51 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.41 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.44 EPS. ManpowerGroup’s revenue was up 10.3% compared to the same quarter last year. ManpowerGroup has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.910-1.050 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that ManpowerGroup will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ManpowerGroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a yield of 437.0%. ManpowerGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -389.19%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ManpowerGroup

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in ManpowerGroup by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,211,092 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $235,400,000 after acquiring an additional 19,501 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 60.3% during the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,704,326 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $140,394,000 after purchasing an additional 1,393,622 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 24.6% during the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 2,247,476 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $66,817,000 after purchasing an additional 443,790 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 235.8% during the 1st quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 1,793,963 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $52,850,000 after purchasing an additional 1,259,752 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,616,447 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,057,000 after purchasing an additional 31,749 shares during the period. 98.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.