Comparing YY Group (NASDAQ:YYGH) and ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.0% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of ManpowerGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares YY Group and ManpowerGroup’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
YY Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
ManpowerGroup	0.25%	11.08%	2.90%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares YY Group and ManpowerGroup’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
YY Group	$31.77 million	0.91	$850,000.00	N/A	N/A
ManpowerGroup	$18.91 billion	0.19	$88.80 million	$0.97	77.12

ManpowerGroup has higher revenue and earnings than YY Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for YY Group and ManpowerGroup, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
YY Group	0	0	0	0	N/A
ManpowerGroup	0	5	1	0	2.17

ManpowerGroup has a consensus target price of $82.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.15%. Given ManpowerGroup’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ManpowerGroup is more favorable than YY Group.

Summary

ManpowerGroup beats YY Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About YY Group

YY Group Holding Limited, a data and technology driven company, provides manpower outsourcing and cleaning services in Singapore and Malaysia. Its cleaning services include commercial cleaning for offices and schools; hospitality cleaning for hotels and shopping centers; industrial cleaning, facade cleaning, disinfection, and stewarding services for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions, as well as banquets; and pest control services. The company also offers cleaning robots and machines to enhance cleaning performance by deploying them at designated premises. In addition, it provides YY Smart iClean App, which is a smart toilet central management platform. Further, the company offers manpower contracting services; employment agencies; general cleaning services; manpower outsourcing with information technology solution; management consulting; and employment placement and recruitment services. YY Group Holding Limited was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Singapore.

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.