Zacks Research Lowers Earnings Estimates for ManpowerGroup

ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of ManpowerGroup in a report issued on Thursday, November 6th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.97 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.03. The consensus estimate for ManpowerGroup’s current full-year earnings is $4.23 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for ManpowerGroup’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The business services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.02. ManpowerGroup had a negative net margin of 0.12% and a positive return on equity of 7.02%. The firm had revenue of $4.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.60 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.29 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. ManpowerGroup has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.780-0.88 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on ManpowerGroup from $52.00 to $42.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 20th. Barclays decreased their price target on ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $42.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $48.00 to $44.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $40.00 to $39.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $41.33.

ManpowerGroup Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of MAN stock opened at $28.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of -61.16 and a beta of 1.06. ManpowerGroup has a 1 year low of $28.31 and a 1 year high of $65.45. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.08.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ManpowerGroup

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 190.6% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 744 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 488 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in ManpowerGroup by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 107,969 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $6,249,000 after buying an additional 278 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in ManpowerGroup by 42.7% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,057 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $814,000 after buying an additional 4,207 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 7.0% during the 1st quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 30,106 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,743,000 after acquiring an additional 1,962 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC increased its position in ManpowerGroup by 20.4% in the 1st quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,020 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $869,000 after acquiring an additional 2,550 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 98.03% of the company’s stock.

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.