ManpowerGroup (MAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. In addition, the company provides workforce consulting services; contingent staffing and permanent recruitment services; professional resourcing and project-based services; and recruitment process outsourcing, TAPFIN managed, and talent solutions. The company was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $56.79 to $58.52
• 50-Day Range: $56.82 to $65.80
• 52-Week Range: $55.87 to $78.87
• Volume: 579,744 shs
• Average Volume: 465,767 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 72.20
• Dividend Yield: 5.40%
• Price Target: $76.60
• Consensus Rating: Hold

ManpowerGroup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ManpowerGroup scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 335 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

ManpowerGroup has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ManpowerGroup has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.07%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ManpowerGroup are expected to grow by 14.07% in the coming year, from $4.55 to $5.19 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ManpowerGroup is 72.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.19.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ManpowerGroup is 72.20, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 27.89.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ManpowerGroup has a P/B Ratio of 1.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.52% of the float of ManpowerGroup has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ManpowerGroup has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ManpowerGroup has recently increased by 7.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

ManpowerGroup is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.34%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

ManpowerGroup has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of ManpowerGroup is 389.87%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, ManpowerGroup will have a dividend payout ratio of 59.34% next year. This indicates that ManpowerGroup will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.10

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.52% of the float of ManpowerGroup has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ManpowerGroup has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ManpowerGroup has recently increased by 7.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

ManpowerGroup has a news sentiment score of 0.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for ManpowerGroup this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for MAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added ManpowerGroup to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ManpowerGroup insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $498,240.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.40% of the stock of ManpowerGroup is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.03% of the stock of ManpowerGroup is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MAN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MAN shares performed this year?

ManpowerGroup's stock was trading at $57.72 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MAN shares have decreased by 1.2% and is now trading at $57.04.
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How were ManpowerGroup's earnings last quarter?

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 17th. The business services provider reported $1.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.28 by $0.01. The business services provider had revenue of $4.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.48 billion. ManpowerGroup had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.05% and a net margin of 0.21%.

How do I buy shares of ManpowerGroup?

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What other stocks do shareholders of ManpowerGroup own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that ManpowerGroup investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Visa (V) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/17/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/16 Dividend: 12/02/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/16/2024
• Today: 1/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Help supply services
• Sub-Industry: Human Resource & Employment Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MAN
• CUSIP: 56418H10
• CIK: 871763
• Web: www.manpowergroup.com
• Phone: (414) 961-1000
• Fax: 414-961-7081
• Employees: 27,900
• Year Founded: 1959

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $76.60
• High Stock Price Target: $92.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $71.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 72.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.52
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $88.80 million
• Net Margins: 0.21%
• Pretax Margin: 0.85%
• Return on Equity: 11.05%
• Return on Assets: 2.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.46
• Current Ratio: 1.15
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $18.08 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.15
• Cash Flow: $7.53 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.57
• Book Value: $45.77 per share
• Price / Book: 1.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,936,000
• Free Float: 45,810,000
• Market Cap: $2.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.45