Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for ManpowerGroup

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of ManpowerGroup in a research note issued on Thursday, November 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $2.84 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.71. The consensus estimate for ManpowerGroup’s current full-year earnings is $4.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ManpowerGroup’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $3.61 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.95 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on MAN. UBS Group decreased their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $42.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $48.00 to $44.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $52.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $41.33.

ManpowerGroup Trading Up 6.6%

Shares of NYSE:MAN opened at $29.47 on Monday. ManpowerGroup has a 12-month low of $27.58 and a 12-month high of $65.17. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $35.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $39.86. The company has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion, a PE ratio of -62.70 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $4.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.60 billion. ManpowerGroup had a negative net margin of 0.12% and a positive return on equity of 7.02%. ManpowerGroup’s revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.29 earnings per share. ManpowerGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.780-0.88 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MAN. CW Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 4.1% during the 1st quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 6,953 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 0.3% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 107,969 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,249,000 after buying an additional 278 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 11.3% during the second quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,756 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $111,000 after buying an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank grew its position in ManpowerGroup by 41.6% during the second quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 997 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 293 shares during the period. Finally, Treasurer of the State of North Carolina increased its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 1.4% in the second quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 21,513 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $869,000 after buying an additional 296 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.03% of the company’s stock.

ManpowerGroup Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 1st will be paid a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 521.0%. ManpowerGroup’s payout ratio is -306.38%.

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.