RBF Capital LLC Makes New $13.98 Million Investment in ManpowerGroup Inc. $MAN

RBF Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 470,083 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $13,976,000.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP acquired a new position in ManpowerGroup during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in ManpowerGroup during the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 238.7% during the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 1,050 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 740 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 637.7% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,114 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 963 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 69.3% during the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,121 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares in the last quarter. 98.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on MAN shares. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 17th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of ManpowerGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. 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, 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. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $37.50.

ManpowerGroup Trading Up 2.5%

Shares of NYSE:MAN opened at $34.18 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $1.59 billion, a PE ratio of -92.37 and a beta of 0.75. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $30.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $29.72. ManpowerGroup Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $25.15 and a fifty-two week high of $47.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

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

ManpowerGroup Dividend Announcement

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

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.