ManpowerGroup (MAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ManpowerGroup Inc. is a global workforce solutions and employment services company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Through its brands, the company provides temporary and permanent staffing, recruitment, workforce management, talent development, and career transition services to businesses and job seekers.

Its principal brands include Manpower, which specializes in staffing and workforce services; Experis, which focuses on information technology and professional talent; and Talent Solutions, which provides recruitment process outsourcing, talent consulting, leadership development, and outplacement services. Jefferson Wells offers specialized consulting and professional services, including internal audit, accounting, and compliance support.

Founded in 1948, ManpowerGroup serves clients and candidates across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other international markets. The company is led by Jonas Prising, who has served as its chief executive officer since 2014.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.11 to $46.56
• 50-Day Range: $41.48 to $62.90
• 52-Week Range: $25.15 to $63.88
• Volume: 691,162 shs
• Average Volume: 1.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.98
• Dividend Yield: 3.17%
• Price Target: $51.39
• Consensus Rating: Hold

ManpowerGroup Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ManpowerGroup scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 264th out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

ManpowerGroup has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.18, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

ManpowerGroup has a consensus price target of $51.39, representing about 13.0% upside from its current price of $45.48.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ManpowerGroup has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 35.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ManpowerGroup are expected to grow by 35.00% in the coming year, from $3.60 to $4.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ManpowerGroup is 17.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.38.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ManpowerGroup is 17.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.32.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

ManpowerGroup has a PEG Ratio of 1.89. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ManpowerGroup has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.83% of the float of ManpowerGroup has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ManpowerGroup has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.69, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ManpowerGroup has recently increased by 0.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

ManpowerGroup pays a meaningful dividend of 3.03%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

ManpowerGroup does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of ManpowerGroup is 56.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, ManpowerGroup will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.63% next year. This indicates that ManpowerGroup will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

ManpowerGroup has a news sentiment score of 0.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for ManpowerGroup this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for MAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added ManpowerGroup to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ManpowerGroup insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.00% of the stock of ManpowerGroup is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.03% of the stock of ManpowerGroup is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/15/2026
• Today: 11/03/2026
• J.P. Morgan 2026 Ultimate Services Investor Conference: 11/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Professional Services
• Sub-Industry: Human Resource & Employment Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MAN
• CIK: 871763
• Web: www.manpowergroup.com
• Phone: (414) 961-1000
• Fax: 414-961-7081
• Employees: 25,400
• Year Founded: 1959

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ManpowerGroup: $51.39
• High Price Target: $65.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.18
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.36
• P/E Growth: 1.89
• Net Income: -$13.30 million
• Net Margins: 0.64%
• Pretax Margin: 1.28%
• Return on Equity: 7.78%
• Return on Assets: 1.91%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.12
• Cash Flow: $4.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.81
• Book Value: $46.03 per share
• Price / Book: 0.99

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,510,000
• Free Float: 45,111,000
• Market Cap: $2.12 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.78