ManpowerGroup (MAN) Competitors

Robert Half (NYSE:RHI) and ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RHI or MAN?

Robert Half has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ManpowerGroup. ManpowerGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robert Half, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Robert Half	$5.67B	0.77	$251.60M	$2.00	21.43
ManpowerGroup	$17.85B	0.11	$145.10M	$2.30	19.27

Do analysts prefer RHI or MAN?

Robert Half currently has a consensus price target of $48.71, indicating a potential upside of 13.69%. ManpowerGroup has a consensus price target of $50.60, indicating a potential upside of 14.18%. Given ManpowerGroup's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ManpowerGroup is more favorable than Robert Half.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Robert Half	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
ManpowerGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is RHI or MAN a better dividend stock?

Robert Half pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. ManpowerGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Robert Half pays out 118.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ManpowerGroup pays out 62.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Robert Half has raised its dividend for 22 consecutive years. Robert Half is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RHI or MAN?

92.4% of Robert Half shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Robert Half shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer RHI or MAN?

In the previous week, Robert Half had 6 more articles in the media than ManpowerGroup. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Robert Half and 3 mentions for ManpowerGroup. Robert Half's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat ManpowerGroup's score of 0.35 indicating that Robert Half is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Robert Half	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ManpowerGroup	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RHI or MAN more profitable?

Robert Half has a net margin of 3.62% compared to ManpowerGroup's net margin of 0.63%. Robert Half's return on equity of 14.54% beat ManpowerGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robert Half	3.62%	14.54%	7.16%
ManpowerGroup	0.63%	9.10%	2.35%

Which has more volatility & risk, RHI or MAN?

Robert Half has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, ManpowerGroup has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Robert Half beats ManpowerGroup on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.