Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Mattel Q1 Earnings

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) – DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Mattel in a research report issued on Monday, April 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.15) per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Mattel’s current full-year earnings is $1.70 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Mattel’s FY2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS.

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.15. Mattel had a net margin of 10.07% and a return on equity of 25.94%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.29 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on Mattel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Mattel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $20.00 to $28.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Mattel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Mattel presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $25.57.

Mattel Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ MAT opened at $14.64 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $19.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $19.01. The stock has a market cap of $4.73 billion, a PE ratio of 9.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.51. The company has a quick ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 2.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. Mattel has a 52-week low of $13.95 and a 52-week high of $22.07.

Institutional Trading of Mattel

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MAT. M&T Bank Corp raised its holdings in Mattel by 17.7% during the third quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 12,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 1,815 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Mattel by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,134,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,896,000 after buying an additional 17,309 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Mattel by 84.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 9,352,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,757,000 after buying an additional 4,270,162 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Mattel by 26.6% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after buying an additional 744 shares during the period. Finally, Everence Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in Mattel during the fourth quarter worth $227,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.15% of the company’s stock.

Mattel Company Profile

Mattel, Inc, a toy and family entertainment company, designs, manufactures, and markets toys and consumer products in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through North America, International, and American Girl segments. It offers dolls and accessories, as well as books, content, gaming, and lifestyle products for children under the Barbie, American Girl, Disney Princess and Disney Frozen, Monster High, and Polly Pocket brands; die-cast vehicles, tracks, playsets, and accessories for kids, adults, and collectors under the Hot Wheels, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks, Hot Wheels Mario Kart, Matchbox, and Cars brand names; and infant, toddler, and preschool products comprising content, toys, live events, and other consumer products under the Fisher-Price, Little People and Imaginext, and Thomas & Friends, and Power wheels brands.