Q1 EPS Estimates for ManpowerGroup Reduced by Zacks Research

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of ManpowerGroup in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.59 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.67. The consensus estimate for ManpowerGroup’s current full-year earnings is $4.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ManpowerGroup’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.21 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.43 EPS.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 17th. The business services provider reported $0.44 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.08). ManpowerGroup had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 10.19%. The business had revenue of $698.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.94 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.94 earnings per share.

A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on MAN. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $55.00 to $48.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $54.00 to $48.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 21st. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $63.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Barclays upgraded shares of ManpowerGroup from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their target price for the company from $55.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on ManpowerGroup from $65.00 to $50.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $57.50.

ManpowerGroup Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MAN opened at $43.80 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $50.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $56.46. ManpowerGroup has a fifty-two week low of $38.10 and a fifty-two week high of $78.87. The firm has a market cap of $2.03 billion, a PE ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 62.9% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 154,886 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $11,387,000 after acquiring an additional 59,821 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 186,295 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $13,464,000 after purchasing an additional 5,207 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in ManpowerGroup by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 162,534 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $11,950,000 after purchasing an additional 1,999 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in ManpowerGroup by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 47,562 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,745,000 after buying an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in ManpowerGroup by 1,373.9% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 53,473 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,086,000 after buying an additional 49,845 shares during the period. 98.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ManpowerGroup Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 2nd will be given a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 3.5%. ManpowerGroup’s payout ratio is currently 62.61%.

ManpowerGroup Company Profile

ManpowerGroup Inc provides workforce solutions and services worldwide. The company offers recruitment services, including permanent, temporary, and contract recruitment of professionals, as well as administrative and industrial positions under the Manpower and Experis brands. It also offers various assessment services; training and development services; career and talent management; and outsourcing services related to human resources functions primarily in the areas of large-scale recruiting and workforce-intensive initiatives.