ManpowerGroup Inc. $MAN Shares Acquired by Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd grew its holdings in shares of ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) by 910.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 128,816 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 116,071 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in ManpowerGroup were worth $3,795,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Baird Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of ManpowerGroup during the 1st quarter worth $219,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of ManpowerGroup by 12.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 347,423 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $20,109,000 after acquiring an additional 38,710 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of ManpowerGroup by 3.2% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 13,435 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $778,000 after purchasing an additional 414 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in ManpowerGroup by 9.4% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 161,104 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,325,000 after purchasing an additional 13,906 shares during the period. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth bought a new stake in shares of ManpowerGroup in the 1st quarter worth about $348,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.03% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently issued reports on MAN. Wall Street Zen cut ManpowerGroup from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of ManpowerGroup from $38.00 to $34.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 17th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of ManpowerGroup from $35.00 to $30.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 13th. Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of ManpowerGroup from $50.00 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ManpowerGroup in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $37.50.

ManpowerGroup Trading Up 3.7%

ManpowerGroup stock traded up $1.42 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $39.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 170,360 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,219,593. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $31.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $30.36. ManpowerGroup Inc. has a 12 month low of $25.15 and a 12 month high of $47.33. The stock has a market cap of $1.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -107.42 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 1.12.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 16th. The business services provider reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.01. ManpowerGroup had a positive return on equity of 7.01% and a negative net margin of 0.09%.The business had revenue of $4.51 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.41 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.44 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. ManpowerGroup has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.910-1.050 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that ManpowerGroup Inc. will post 3.66 EPS for the current year.

ManpowerGroup Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.72 per share. This represents a yield of 437.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. ManpowerGroup’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -389.19%.

ManpowerGroup Profile

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) is a global leader in workforce solutions, offering a broad spectrum of staffing and talent management services. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the company has grown from a temporary staffing firm to a diversified provider of workforce consultancy, recruitment, and outsourcing services. ManpowerGroup is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MAN.

The company’s service offerings are organized into four principal brands.