MAN vs. NSP, KFRC, RHI, TTEC, VNT, SRCL, WU, FCFS, PSN, and WNS
Should you be buying ManpowerGroup stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ManpowerGroup include Insperity (NSP), Kforce (KFRC), Robert Half International (RHI), TTEC (TTEC), Vontier (VNT), Stericycle (SRCL), Western Union (WU), FirstCash (FCFS), Parsons (PSN), and WNS (WNS). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
ManpowerGroup vs.
Insperity (NYSE:NSP) and ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
ManpowerGroup received 246 more outperform votes than Insperity when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.74% of users gave Insperity an outperform vote while only 65.77% of users gave ManpowerGroup an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Insperity had 1 more articles in the media than ManpowerGroup. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Insperity and 3 mentions for ManpowerGroup. Insperity's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat ManpowerGroup's score of 0.17 indicating that Insperity is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ManpowerGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Insperity. ManpowerGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insperity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
90.2% of Insperity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Insperity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Insperity currently has a consensus price target of $129.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.89%. ManpowerGroup has a consensus price target of $82.22, suggesting a potential upside of 5.36%. Given Insperity's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Insperity is more favorable than ManpowerGroup.
Insperity pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. ManpowerGroup pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Insperity pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ManpowerGroup pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Insperity has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and ManpowerGroup has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. ManpowerGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Insperity has a net margin of 3.02% compared to ManpowerGroup's net margin of 1.89%. Insperity's return on equity of 340.21% beat ManpowerGroup's return on equity.
Insperity has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ManpowerGroup has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Insperity beats ManpowerGroup on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MAN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
ManpowerGroup Competitors List
