William Blair Estimates ManpowerGroup Q2 Earnings

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) – Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of ManpowerGroup in a report issued on Friday, January 31st. William Blair analyst T. Romeo expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.27 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for ManpowerGroup’s current full-year earnings is $4.52 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for ManpowerGroup’s Q3 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS.

MAN has been the subject of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $87.00 to $71.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 18th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $71.00 to $63.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Barclays cut their price target on ManpowerGroup from $70.00 to $55.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on ManpowerGroup from $67.00 to $65.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial reissued a “hold” rating and set a $70.00 target price (down previously from $74.00) on shares of ManpowerGroup in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $69.33.

ManpowerGroup Stock Down 0.8 %

NYSE MAN opened at $60.25 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.26 and a beta of 1.46. ManpowerGroup has a 52 week low of $53.70 and a 52 week high of $78.87. The company has a fifty day moving average of $59.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $66.05.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in ManpowerGroup by 12,496.6% during the third quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 901,536 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $66,281,000 after acquiring an additional 894,379 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 0.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 794,704 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $58,444,000 after buying an additional 4,113 shares during the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of ManpowerGroup during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,200,000. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 6.2% in the third quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 549,698 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $40,414,000 after purchasing an additional 32,083 shares during the period. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in ManpowerGroup by 4.0% during the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 403,070 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $29,634,000 after purchasing an additional 15,407 shares during the last quarter. 98.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ManpowerGroup Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were issued a $1.545 dividend. This is an increase from ManpowerGroup’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $6.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.26%. ManpowerGroup’s payout ratio is presently 389.88%.

About ManpowerGroup

ManpowerGroup Inc provides workforce solutions and services worldwide. The company offers recruitment services, including permanent, temporary, and contract recruitment of professionals, as well as administrative and industrial positions under the Manpower and Experis brands. It also offers various assessment services; training and development services; career and talent management; and outsourcing services related to human resources functions primarily in the areas of large-scale recruiting and workforce-intensive initiatives.