Analysts Set ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) Target Price at $51.38

Shares of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $53.50.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on MAN. Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $45.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $49.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Barclays raised their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $30.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday. UBS Group lifted 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. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $34.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th.

Institutional Trading of ManpowerGroup

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup by 74.1% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 151,563 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,561,000 after buying an additional 64,502 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 52.0% in the fourth quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 77,557 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,306,000 after acquiring an additional 26,536 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd grew its stake in 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 valued at $3,795,000 after acquiring an additional 116,071 shares in the last quarter. Azarias Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in ManpowerGroup by 40.9% during the fourth quarter. Azarias Capital Management L.P. now owns 289,883 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,618,000 after acquiring an additional 84,152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new stake in ManpowerGroup during the 4th quarter worth approximately $714,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.03% of the company’s stock.

ManpowerGroup Price Performance

ManpowerGroup stock opened at $51.53 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $34.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.44. ManpowerGroup has a 12 month low of $25.15 and a 12 month high of $55.70. The company has a market cap of $2.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.42 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.04, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.

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

ManpowerGroup Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were given a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 437.0%. ManpowerGroup’s payout ratio is 65.45%.

ManpowerGroup Company Profile

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.