PRNewswire] ManpowerGroup Inc (NYSE:MAN)(TREND ANALYSIS) announced that it has been recognized as a Leader for the fifth consecutive year on the Everest Group PEAK Matrix™ published in the October 2015 report, “Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) – Service Provider Landscape with PEAK Matrix™ Assessment.” As a five-time Leader on the PEAK Matrix, ManpowerGroup continues to be the global expert in RPO solutions.
ManpowerGroup is among 21 established RPO service providers classified on the PEAK Matrix, Everest Group’s comprehensive evaluation framework. Based on an assessment of delivery capabilities measured along five dimensions—scale, scope, technology and innovation, delivery footprint, and buyer satisfaction—Everest Group’s report categorizes the service providers as Leaders, Major Contenders or Aspirants.
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ManpowerGroup Inc (NYSE:MAN) stock is currently trading 6.15% below its 52-week-high, 43.94% above its 52-week-low. The 1-year stock price history is in the range of $63.16 – $96.87. ManpowerGroup Inc (MAN) has a price to earnings ratio of 17.37 versus Services sector average of 18.28. MAN stock price has outperformed the S&P 500 by 30.9%. The Human Resources company is currently valued at $6.69 billion and its share price closed the last trading session at $90.91. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $85.86 and a 200-day moving average of $87.75.
ManpowerGroup Inc (MAN) current short interest stands at 1.87 million shares. It has increased by 14% from the same period of last month. Around 3% of the company’s shares, which are float, are short sold. With a 10-days average volume of 0.72 million shares, the number of days required to cover the short positions stand at 2.6 days.
MAN reported last quarter earnings on October 21. The Human Resources company announced earnings per share of $1.86 against a consensus Street estimate of $1.55, beating the average estimate by $0.31. This corresponds to an increase of $0.23 compared to the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.
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There are currently sixteen analysts that cover ManpowerGroup Inc stock. Of those sixteen, eleven have a Buy rating, five have a Hold rating. On a consensus basis this yields to an Overweight rating. The consensus target price stands at $98.85.
A recent analyst activity consisted of Barclays reiterating their Overweight stance on October 23. Barclays decreased price target from $105 to $100. This corresponds to a 10% upside from the last closing price. On the date of report, the stock closed at $85.65.
Credit Suisse reiterated their Outperform stance on October 22, and decreased their price target from $100 to $97. This corresponds to a 6.7% upside from the last closing price. On the date of report, the stock closed at $83.78.
Another research firm was Deutsche Bank who reiterated their Buy stance on August 17. Deutsche Bank increased their price target on ManpowerGroup Inc from $95 to $101. This translates to 11.1% upside from the last closing price. On the date of report, the stock closed at $96.56.