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ManpowerGroup Inc (MAN) appears to be a good buy for a beginner investor with a long-term focus and $50,000-$100,000 available for investment. The stock is showing signs of stabilization and recovery, supported by improving financial performance, positive analyst upgrades, and cost-optimization strategies. Despite some technical weakness, the long-term outlook and improving fundamentals make it a suitable investment.
The MACD is negative and expanding (-0.456), indicating bearish momentum. RSI is neutral at 25.939, suggesting no clear signal. Moving averages are converging, showing indecisiveness in the trend. The stock is trading near its support level (S1: 29.971), which could act as a potential entry point.

Recent analyst upgrades, including Argus upgrading to Buy with a $42 price target and Baird raising the price target to $
Positive financial performance in Q4 2025, with revenue up 7.12% YoY and net income up 34.22% YoY.
Cost-optimization strategies and signs of stabilization in key markets.
MACD indicates bearish momentum.
Gross margin declined by -5.19% YoY in Q4
Goldman Sachs maintains a Sell rating with a $30 price target, citing cautious sentiment.
In Q4 2025, revenue increased by 7.12% YoY to $4.71 billion, net income rose by 34.22% YoY to $30.2 million, and EPS grew by 36.17% YoY to 0.64. However, gross margin dropped by -5.19% YoY to 16.27%.
Analyst sentiment is mixed but leaning positive. Argus upgraded the stock to Buy with a $42 price target, citing improving trends and cost optimization. Baird and BMO Capital also raised price targets to $50 and $45, respectively, with Outperform ratings. Goldman Sachs remains bearish with a Sell rating and a $30 price target.