ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN - Get Free Report) released its earnings results on Thursday. The business services provider reported $0.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.09, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $4.52 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.34 billion. ManpowerGroup had a net margin of 0.63% and a return on equity of 9.10%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.30 earnings per share. ManpowerGroup updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.770-0.870 EPS.

ManpowerGroup Stock Performance

MAN stock traded up $1.34 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $44.44. The stock had a trading volume of 3,000,444 shares, compared to its average volume of 744,230. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.06 billion, a PE ratio of 19.32 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $42.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.15. ManpowerGroup has a fifty-two week low of $37.99 and a fifty-two week high of $78.22.

ManpowerGroup Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a $0.72 dividend. This represents a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 2nd. ManpowerGroup's dividend payout ratio is currently 62.61%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MAN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $55.00 to $48.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $65.00 to $50.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $42.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $54.00 to $48.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of ManpowerGroup from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, ManpowerGroup presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $48.20.

Institutional Trading of ManpowerGroup

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Baird Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ManpowerGroup during the 1st quarter worth about $219,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 601.5% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 4,097 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $237,000 after buying an additional 3,513 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of ManpowerGroup during the 1st quarter worth about $348,000. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 414 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its stake in ManpowerGroup by 9.4% in 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 purchasing an additional 13,906 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.03% of the company's stock.

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.