Head-To-Head Survey: ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) vs. Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN)

ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) and Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ManpowerGroup and Atlantic International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ManpowerGroup	1	4	1	0	2.00
Atlantic International	0	0	0	0	0.00

ManpowerGroup currently has a consensus target price of $69.33, suggesting a potential upside of 20.20%. Given ManpowerGroup’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ManpowerGroup is more favorable than Atlantic International.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ManpowerGroup and Atlantic International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ManpowerGroup	$17.85 billion	0.15	$145.10 million	$2.99	19.29
Atlantic International	$27.89 million	11.15	-$5.63 million	($8.24)	-0.75

ManpowerGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic International. Atlantic International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ManpowerGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

ManpowerGroup has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlantic International has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

98.0% of ManpowerGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of ManpowerGroup shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of Atlantic International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares ManpowerGroup and Atlantic International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ManpowerGroup	0.81%	10.19%	2.62%
Atlantic International	N/A	-298.20%	-42.32%

Summary

ManpowerGroup beats Atlantic International on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ManpowerGroup

ManpowerGroup Inc. provides workforce solutions and services worldwide. The company offers recruitment services, including permanent, temporary, and contract recruitment of professionals, as well as administrative and industrial positions under the Manpower and Experis brands. It also offers various assessment services; training and development services; career and talent management; and outsourcing services related to human resources functions primarily in the areas of large-scale recruiting and workforce-intensive initiatives. In addition, the company provides workforce consulting services; contingent staffing and permanent recruitment services; professional resourcing and project-based services; and recruitment process outsourcing, TAPFIN managed, and talent solutions. The company was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

About Atlantic International

Atlantic International Corp. engages in the design, development, and manufacture of genetic analysis technologies. Its services include RNA sequencing and DNA sequencing. The company was founded by William C. St. Laurent and Daniel R. Jones in 2013 and is headquartered in Billercia, MA.