Roth Capital Issues Negative Estimate for Hasbro Earnings

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) – Research analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Hasbro in a research note issued on Friday, April 25th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.52 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.60. The consensus estimate for Hasbro’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Hasbro’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.12 EPS.

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.37. Hasbro had a return on equity of 47.93% and a net margin of 9.32%. The firm had revenue of $887.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $770.60 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.61 EPS.

HAS has been the topic of several other research reports. DA Davidson raised shares of Hasbro to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. StockNews.com downgraded Hasbro from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $84.00 target price (down previously from $88.00) on shares of Hasbro in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Citigroup upgraded shares of Hasbro from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $72.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of Hasbro from $82.00 to $77.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $79.89.

Hasbro Price Performance

Shares of HAS opened at $60.99 on Monday. Hasbro has a one year low of $49.00 and a one year high of $73.46. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $59.37 and its 200-day moving average is $60.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.51.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its position in Hasbro by 28,552.6% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,789,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,967,000 after purchasing an additional 2,779,877 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Hasbro by 313.8% during the fourth quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 3,200,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,960,000 after buying an additional 2,427,299 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Hasbro during the fourth quarter valued at $96,359,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Hasbro by 28.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,159,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,649,000 after buying an additional 701,660 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in Hasbro by 23.7% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,643,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $147,791,000 after acquiring an additional 507,054 shares in the last quarter. 91.83% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hasbro Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st will be issued a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.59%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, May 21st. Hasbro’s payout ratio is 101.82%.

About Hasbro

Hasbro, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a toy and game company in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Australia, China, and Hong Kong. The company operates through Consumer Products; Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming; Entertainment; and Corporate and Other segments.