Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Mattel Earnings

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Mattel in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.14 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Mattel's current full-year earnings is $1.70 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Mattel's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 5th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by $0.08. The business had revenue of $826.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $791.49 million. Mattel had a net margin of 10.07% and a return on equity of 25.94%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.05) earnings per share.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on MAT. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Mattel from $24.00 to $21.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. DA Davidson raised shares of Mattel to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Mattel from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $28.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Mattel from $16.00 to $17.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Mattel from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $24.14.

Mattel Trading Up 9.9%

Mattel stock traded up $1.72 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $18.96. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,223,398 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,351,304. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 2.00. The stock has a market cap of $6.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $17.51 and a 200-day moving average price of $18.65. Mattel has a 12 month low of $13.94 and a 12 month high of $22.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mattel

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Magnetar Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Mattel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $944,000. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of Mattel by 34.4% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,129,699 shares of the company's stock valued at $37,760,000 after buying an additional 545,300 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Mattel by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,134,174 shares of the company's stock valued at $587,469,000 after buying an additional 355,769 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Mattel during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $660,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Mattel by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,390,675 shares of the company's stock valued at $77,847,000 after buying an additional 127,064 shares during the last quarter. 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.