Mattel (MAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mattel, Inc. is a global toy and entertainment company that designs, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of toys, games and consumer products. Its best-known brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Matchbox, UNO, Masters of the Universe and Thomas & Friends. Mattel also develops entertainment content and licenses its intellectual property for use in consumer products, digital experiences and other media.

Founded in 1945, Mattel has expanded from a U.S. toy maker into an international company serving consumers through retailers, e-commerce channels and licensing partners in markets around the world. Its product portfolio spans dolls, vehicles, games, preschool products and building or activity-based toys, with offerings distributed across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

Mattel is led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ynon Kreiz. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, California, and continues to focus on growing its global brands through product innovation, entertainment partnerships and direct engagement with consumers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.42 to $15.90
• 50-Day Range: $12.66 to $17.32
• 52-Week Range: $12.40 to $22.48
• Volume: 3.94 million shs
• Average Volume: N/A
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 11.35
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $18.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Mattel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mattel scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 89th out of 487 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Mattel has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.31, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Mattel has a consensus price target of $18.00, representing about 16.7% upside from its current price of $15.43.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mattel has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mattel are expected to grow by 18.46% in the coming year, from $1.30 to $1.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mattel is 11.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mattel is 11.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 25.42.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.00% of the float of Mattel has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mattel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.34, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mattel has recently decreased by 9.07%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Mattel does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Mattel does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Mattel will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.96% next year. This indicates that Mattel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

Mattel has a news sentiment score of 0.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Mattel this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for MAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Mattel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mattel insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $587,027.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.90% of the stock of Mattel is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.15% of the stock of Mattel is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 10/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Leisure Products
• Sub-Industry: Leisure Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MAT
• CIK: 63276
• Web: corporate.mattel.com
• Phone: (310) 252-2000
• Fax: 31-10-275-5589
• Employees: 31,000
• Year Founded: 1945

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mattel: $18.00
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $12.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.31
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.35
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.87
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: 280,272,000
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: N/A