Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL – Get Free Report) and ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Planet Labs PBC and ManpowerGroup, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Planet Labs PBC | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2.43 |
| ManpowerGroup | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 |
Planet Labs PBC currently has a consensus target price of $30.33, suggesting a potential upside of 123.76%. ManpowerGroup has a consensus target price of $51.88, suggesting a potential upside of 25.08%. Given Planet Labs PBC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Planet Labs PBC is more favorable than ManpowerGroup.
Profitability
This table compares Planet Labs PBC and ManpowerGroup’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Planet Labs PBC | -95.13% | -93.11% | -29.17% |
| ManpowerGroup | 0.64% | 7.78% | 1.91% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Planet Labs PBC and ManpowerGroup”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Planet Labs PBC | $307.73 million | 16.03 | -$246.86 million | ($1.10) | -12.32 |
| ManpowerGroup | $17.96 billion | 0.11 | -$13.30 million | $2.20 | 18.85 |
ManpowerGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Planet Labs PBC. Planet Labs PBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ManpowerGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ManpowerGroup has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ManpowerGroup beats Planet Labs PBC on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Planet Labs PBC
Planet Labs PBC engages in the design, construction, and launch constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high cadence geospatial data delivered to customers through an online platform worldwide. The company’s platform offers planet monitoring, basemap, tasking, apps, and application programming interfaces, as well as analytics and planetary variables. It serves agriculture, mapping, energy, forestry, finance and insurance companies, and government agencies. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About ManpowerGroup
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.
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