Brokerages Set ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) Target Price at $53.50

Shares of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $53.50.

Several brokerages have commented on MAN. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $45.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Barclays upped their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $30.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on ManpowerGroup from $49.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings upgraded ManpowerGroup from a “sell (d)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on ManpowerGroup from $34.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ManpowerGroup

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Baird Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in ManpowerGroup in the first quarter valued at approximately $219,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in ManpowerGroup by 12.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 347,423 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $20,109,000 after acquiring an additional 38,710 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 13,435 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $778,000 after acquiring an additional 414 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 9.4% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 161,104 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,325,000 after acquiring an additional 13,906 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new stake in shares of ManpowerGroup in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $348,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.03% of the company’s stock.

ManpowerGroup Trading Down 1.2%

NYSE MAN opened at $58.36 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $43.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $34.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.04. ManpowerGroup has a one year low of $25.15 and a one year high of $59.86. The firm has a market cap of $2.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.53 and a beta of 0.67.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 16th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.03. ManpowerGroup had a net margin of 0.56% and a return on equity of 7.45%. The firm had revenue of $4.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($1.44) earnings per share. ManpowerGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.060 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that ManpowerGroup will post 3.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ManpowerGroup Company Profile

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.