ManpowerGroup Inc. $MAN Holdings Trimmed by Cwm LLC

Key Points

• Cwm LLC trimmed its stake by 71.7% in Q4, selling 61,782 shares and retaining 24,428 shares (about 0.05% of ManpowerGroup) valued at roughly $726,000.
• ManpowerGroup beat Q1 estimates, reporting $0.51 EPS vs. $0.50 consensus and $4.51B in revenue (up 10.3% YoY), and issued Q2 2026 EPS guidance of $0.91–$1.05.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed — Barclays cut its target to $30 (equal weight) while the consensus rating is "Hold" with a $37.50 target; shares trade near $30.63 with a $1.42B market cap.

Cwm LLC trimmed its position in shares of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN - Free Report) by 71.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 24,428 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 61,782 shares during the period. Cwm LLC owned 0.05% of ManpowerGroup worth $726,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in ManpowerGroup by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,211,092 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $235,400,000 after buying an additional 19,501 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in ManpowerGroup by 60.3% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 3,704,326 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $140,394,000 after buying an additional 1,393,622 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group increased its stake in ManpowerGroup by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,803,686 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $68,360,000 after buying an additional 25,108 shares during the period. Alberta Investment Management Corp increased its stake in ManpowerGroup by 772.9% in the 3rd quarter. Alberta Investment Management Corp now owns 1,059,100 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $40,140,000 after buying an additional 937,771 shares during the period. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in ManpowerGroup by 696.9% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 991,063 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $40,039,000 after buying an additional 866,693 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.03% of the company's stock.

ManpowerGroup Price Performance

Shares of MAN opened at $30.63 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.42 billion, a PE ratio of -82.79 and a beta of 0.84. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $28.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $29.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.12. ManpowerGroup Inc. has a twelve month low of $25.15 and a twelve month high of $47.33.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 16th. The business services provider reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $4.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.41 billion. ManpowerGroup had a negative net margin of 0.09% and a positive return on equity of 7.01%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.44 earnings per share. ManpowerGroup has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.910-1.050 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that ManpowerGroup Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Argus upgraded shares of ManpowerGroup from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $42.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of ManpowerGroup from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 25th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, ManpowerGroup has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $37.50.

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.

This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.