William Blair Has Weak Outlook for ManpowerGroup Q2 Earnings

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at William Blair lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for ManpowerGroup in a report issued on Sunday, April 20th. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.68 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.01. The consensus estimate for ManpowerGroup's current full-year earnings is $4.23 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for ManpowerGroup's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.76 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.65 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.91 EPS.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 17th. The business services provider reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.08). ManpowerGroup had a return on equity of 10.19% and a net margin of 0.81%. The company had revenue of $698.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.94 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.94 earnings per share.

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

ManpowerGroup Price Performance

MAN opened at $42.87 on Wednesday. ManpowerGroup has a 1 year low of $39.22 and a 1 year high of $78.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The company has a market capitalization of $2.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.34 and a beta of 1.28. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $54.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $59.16.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ManpowerGroup

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in ManpowerGroup by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,493,838 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $143,942,000 after buying an additional 59,763 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 45.8% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,262,265 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $130,125,000 after purchasing an additional 711,043 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,916,543 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $110,623,000 after purchasing an additional 77,234 shares during the period. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lifted its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 73.3% during the 1st quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,027,000 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $59,443,000 after purchasing an additional 434,480 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in ManpowerGroup by 137.0% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 811,595 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $46,845,000 after purchasing an additional 469,184 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.03% of the company's stock.

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.

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