ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $38.00 to $34.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.50.

ManpowerGroup Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE MAN opened at $25.94 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a PE ratio of -70.09 and a beta of 0.74. The business has a fifty day moving average of $28.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $29.39. ManpowerGroup has a 52-week low of $25.15 and a 52-week high of $47.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 16th. The business services provider reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $4.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.41 billion. ManpowerGroup had a positive return on equity of 7.01% and a negative net margin of 0.09%.The business’s revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.44 earnings per share. ManpowerGroup has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.910-1.050 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that ManpowerGroup will post 3.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ManpowerGroup

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MAN. Quarry LP bought a new stake in ManpowerGroup in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of ManpowerGroup in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 637.7% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,114 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 122.2% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 991 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 545 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 238.7% in the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,050 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 740 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.03% of the company’s stock.

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.