MAN vs. CCRN, EFX, EMN, G, IPG, KFY, OMC, RHI, TKR, and ASGN
Should you be buying ManpowerGroup stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ManpowerGroup include Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), Equifax (EFX), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Genpact (G), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Korn/Ferry International (KFY), Omnicom Group (OMC), Robert Half (RHI), Timken (TKR), and ASGN (ASGN).
ManpowerGroup vs. Its Competitors
Cross Country Healthcare (NASDAQ:CCRN) and ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ManpowerGroup has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ManpowerGroup has a net margin of -0.09% compared to Cross Country Healthcare's net margin of -0.70%. ManpowerGroup's return on equity of 7.98% beat Cross Country Healthcare's return on equity.
In the previous week, ManpowerGroup had 12 more articles in the media than Cross Country Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for ManpowerGroup and 4 mentions for Cross Country Healthcare. Cross Country Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat ManpowerGroup's score of 0.38 indicating that Cross Country Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ManpowerGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Cross Country Healthcare. ManpowerGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cross Country Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
96.0% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of ManpowerGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cross Country Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of ManpowerGroup shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Cross Country Healthcare currently has a consensus price target of $17.93, suggesting a potential upside of 42.87%. ManpowerGroup has a consensus price target of $48.20, suggesting a potential upside of 25.33%. Given Cross Country Healthcare's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cross Country Healthcare is more favorable than ManpowerGroup.
Summary
ManpowerGroup beats Cross Country Healthcare on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:MAN) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
