Roth Capital Issues Positive Outlook for Mattel Earnings

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Mattel in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now forecasts that the company will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Mattel’s current full-year earnings is $1.50 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Mattel’s FY2027 earnings at $2.00 EPS.

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.15. Mattel had a net margin of 10.24% and a return on equity of 25.39%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.29 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on MAT. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Mattel from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Mattel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $20.00 to $28.00 in a report on Wednesday. DA Davidson increased their price objective on shares of Mattel from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Mattel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Mattel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $25.57.

Mattel Stock Up 2.8 %

MAT opened at $21.43 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.88, a current ratio of 2.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $18.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $18.84. Mattel has a twelve month low of $15.87 and a twelve month high of $21.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.39, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.76.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mattel

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MAT. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Mattel by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,517,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,354,000 after acquiring an additional 318,125 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its stake in Mattel by 84.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 9,352,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $176,757,000 after buying an additional 4,270,162 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in Mattel by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,291,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,862,000 after buying an additional 27,204 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Mattel by 0.3% in 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 during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Mattel by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,390,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,847,000 after buying an additional 127,064 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.