MAN NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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ManpowerGroup Inc · Industrials · Staffing & Employment Services

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Latest close 51.33 USD
-1.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 60.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.9%, after a 41.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 51/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 63/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 78d.

Setup score 62 out of 100
Latest Close 51.33 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -1.9% latest completed week
4W Return 41.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 71.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 13.5% 7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 7-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -1.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 41.8%. Indicator stack 32/77 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Volatility 51/100 conviction; expected move 16.0%. News sentiment 63/100 45 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 78d Next report is scheduled for 15 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 60.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 85.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.9%, after a 41.8% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
30 Jan 6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.6212-week average 0.34

12-week confirmation

Trend active7/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.62Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 41.8% over four weeks, 71.9% over 12 weeks, and 17.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 7 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.9%
4W41.8%
12W71.9%
26W71.4%
52W17.7%
Active trend streak7 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.45Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change11.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership45.61Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1480.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength45/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Value74/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Quality8/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Momentum32/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Growth35/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework85/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
22.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
16.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
1.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
0.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
6.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
198.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
1/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.9x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

MAN shows volatility options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.65, expected move of 16.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction51/100
Expected move16.0%
Put/call volume0.65
Pressure22
Speculation41
Volatility84
Trend agreement93
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment63/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 45 relevant articles.

25 positive · 19 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings78dNext report is scheduled for 15 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move16.0%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-7.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+35.2%Week of 17 Jul.
Worst week-21.8%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week-1.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains11
Modest gains4
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses5
Recent vol10.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.6% / -5.4%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape55/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 55/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis60/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 7/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 5/12.

Activity pressure 0.62; No reversal markers Factors38/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 26; Small Cap Core rank 23 SVQF85/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 156.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Options62/100

MAN shows volatility options pressure with a 51/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.65, expected move of 16.0%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 16.0% Sentiment63/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 45 relevant articles.

ManpowerGroup Stock (MAN) Opinions on Q2 2026 Earnings Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings78d

Next report is scheduled for 15 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202651.33 USD-1.9%31.93 USD50.72 USD1.4545.617.4MOn
17 Jul 202652.34 USD35.2%31.19 USD50.84 USD1.5047.6212.4MOn
10 Jul 202638.71 USD-0.2%30.42 USD50.94 USD1.387.665.5MOn
3 Jul 202638.79 USD7.2%30.08 USD51.17 USD1.368.614.9MOn
26 Jun 202636.20 USD7.9%29.70 USD51.36 USD1.312.8911.3MOn
19 Jun 202633.55 USD-1.3%29.41 USD51.58 USD1.16-7.423.8MOn
12 Jun 202634.00 USD5.3%29.19 USD51.80 USD0.96-5.964.3MOn
5 Jun 202632.30 USD4.4%28.96 USD52.01 USD0.50-10.843.8MOff
29 May 202630.95 USD7.7%28.80 USD52.23 USD0.19-17.394.3MOff
22 May 202628.74 USD13.1%28.74 USD52.46 USD-0.07-22.983.7MOff
15 May 202625.41 USD-13.0%28.84 USD52.67 USD-0.12-32.095.3MOff
8 May 202629.20 USD-2.2%29.06 USD52.91 USD0.12-22.853.7MOff
1 May 202629.87 USD3.6%29.30 USD53.12 USD0.10-20.143.8MOff
24 Apr 202628.84 USD-5.3%29.55 USD53.32 USD0.07-23.097.0MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.