MAN vs. CCRN, ASGN, EFX, G, IPG, KFY, OMC, RHI, TKR, and NSP
Should you be buying ManpowerGroup stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ManpowerGroup include Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN), ASGN (ASGN), Equifax (EFX), Genpact (G), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Korn/Ferry International (KFY), Omnicom Group (OMC), Robert Half (RHI), Timken (TKR), and Insperity (NSP).
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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.
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.
Cross Country Healthcare presently has a consensus target price of $17.93, suggesting a potential upside of 43.44%. ManpowerGroup has a consensus target price of $46.40, suggesting a potential upside of 22.04%. Given Cross Country Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Cross Country Healthcare is more favorable than ManpowerGroup.
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 1 more articles in the media than Cross Country Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ManpowerGroup and 7 mentions for Cross Country Healthcare. Cross Country Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat ManpowerGroup's score of 0.32 indicating that Cross Country Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cross Country Healthcare has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ManpowerGroup has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
ManpowerGroup beats Cross Country Healthcare on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:MAN) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff