Head to Head Review: ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) vs. Atlantic International (NASDAQ:ATLN)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Atlantic International and ManpowerGroup, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

ManpowerGroup has a consensus target price of $69.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.40%. Given ManpowerGroup’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ManpowerGroup is more favorable than Atlantic International.

Volatility & Risk

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlantic International	$27.89 million	8.34	-$5.63 million	($8.24)	-0.56
ManpowerGroup	$17.85 billion	0.15	$145.10 million	$2.99	19.58

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.

Profitability

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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

98.0% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.3% of Atlantic International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

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.

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.