ManpowerGroup Valuation

Is MAN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MAN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MAN ($76.19) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($149.31)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MAN is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MAN?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

MAN key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.2x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA9.1x
PEG Ratio1.4x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MAN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MAN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average32.8x
KFY Korn Ferry
21.3x31.4%US$3.2b
ASGN ASGN
21.9x8.4%US$4.6b
NSP Insperity
23.9x-30.1%US$4.1b
FA First Advantage
64.1x22.7%US$2.4b
MAN ManpowerGroup
72.7x51.2%US$3.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MAN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (72.7x) compared to the peer average (32.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MAN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a18.7%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MAN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (72.7x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (26.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MAN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MAN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio72.7x
Fair PE Ratio48.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MAN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (72.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MAN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$76.19
US$76.64
+0.6%
10.9%US$90.00US$65.00n/a11
Apr ’25US$75.51
US$76.55
+1.4%
11.1%US$90.00US$65.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$73.31
US$76.55
+4.4%
11.1%US$90.00US$65.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$74.14
US$77.08
+4.0%
10.8%US$90.00US$65.00n/a12
Jan ’25US$79.47
US$75.92
-4.5%
12.5%US$90.00US$55.00n/a12
Dec ’24US$75.87
US$75.33
-0.7%
12.0%US$90.00US$55.00n/a12
Nov ’24US$69.60
US$78.31
+12.5%
15.5%US$102.00US$55.00n/a13
Oct ’24US$73.32
US$85.46
+16.6%
14.6%US$109.00US$62.00n/a13
Sep ’24US$79.38
US$84.88
+6.9%
13.8%US$106.00US$62.00n/a13
Aug ’24US$78.44
US$84.81
+8.1%
13.2%US$106.00US$62.00n/a13
Jul ’24US$79.40
US$82.19
+3.5%
14.2%US$102.00US$67.00n/a13
Jun ’24US$72.07
US$81.17
+12.6%
14.2%US$102.00US$67.00n/a12
May ’24US$75.78
US$81.55
+7.6%
14.7%US$102.00US$67.00n/a11
Apr ’24US$82.53
US$88.90
+7.7%
12.0%US$101.00US$73.00US$75.5110
Mar ’24US$85.35
US$87.18
+2.1%
13.2%US$101.00US$70.00US$73.3111
Feb ’24US$88.98
US$86.64
-2.6%
12.7%US$101.00US$70.00US$74.1411
Jan ’24US$83.21
US$82.00
-1.5%
15.7%US$100.00US$61.00US$79.4711
Dec ’23US$88.00
US$80.55
-8.5%
16.5%US$100.00US$61.00US$75.8711
Nov ’23US$80.32
US$80.42
+0.1%
15.5%US$100.00US$61.00US$69.6012
Oct ’23US$64.69
US$86.17
+33.2%
20.9%US$125.00US$60.00US$73.3212
Sep ’23US$73.34
US$87.83
+19.8%
18.5%US$125.00US$66.00US$79.3812
Aug ’23US$78.59
US$88.42
+12.5%
17.6%US$125.00US$73.00US$78.4412
Jul ’23US$77.94
US$109.83
+40.9%
18.7%US$145.00US$81.00US$79.4012
Jun ’23US$85.45
US$110.25
+29.0%
18.1%US$145.00US$84.00US$72.0712
May ’23US$90.20
US$113.25
+25.6%
16.3%US$145.00US$86.00US$75.7812
Apr ’23US$94.02
US$119.00
+26.6%
17.3%US$145.00US$84.00US$82.5312

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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