ManpowerGroup Inc. $MAN Shares Sold by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lessened its holdings in ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN - Free Report) by 16.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,492,467 shares of the business services provider's stock after selling 300,221 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned about 3.21% of ManpowerGroup worth $43,970,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC grew its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 9.0% in the first quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC now owns 65,682 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $1,935,000 after purchasing an additional 5,443 shares during the period. Watershed Asset Management L.L.C. acquired a new stake in ManpowerGroup in the 1st quarter valued at $514,000. Kera Capital Partners Inc. grew its stake in ManpowerGroup by 203.5% in the 1st quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 19,985 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $589,000 after acquiring an additional 13,400 shares during the period. Calamos Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in ManpowerGroup in the 1st quarter worth $302,000. Finally, Calamos Advisors LLC acquired a new position in ManpowerGroup during the first quarter worth $302,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.03% of the company's stock.

ManpowerGroup Trading Down 0.2%

MAN opened at $52.31 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.78 and a beta of 0.67. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $38.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $32.70. ManpowerGroup Inc. has a 1-year low of $25.15 and a 1-year high of $57.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 1.12.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 16th. The business services provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.03. ManpowerGroup had a return on equity of 7.45% and a net margin of 0.56%.The business had revenue of $4.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.72 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($1.44) earnings per share. ManpowerGroup has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.960-1.060 EPS. Analysts expect that ManpowerGroup Inc. will post 3.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ManpowerGroup Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a $0.72 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This represents a dividend yield of 437.0%. ManpowerGroup's dividend payout ratio is currently 65.45%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MAN has been the topic of several research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $49.00 to $63.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Wall Street Zen cut ManpowerGroup from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $45.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Truist Financial raised their target price on ManpowerGroup from $34.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on ManpowerGroup from $36.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, ManpowerGroup presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $53.50.

ManpowerGroup 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.

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