Hasbro (HAS) Competitors

JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) and Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts prefer JAKK or HAS?

JAKKS Pacific currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 127.65%. Hasbro has a consensus price target of $86.42, suggesting a potential upside of 15.70%. Given JAKKS Pacific's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe JAKKS Pacific is more favorable than Hasbro.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JAKKS Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hasbro	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Is JAKK or HAS a better dividend stock?

JAKKS Pacific pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Hasbro pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. JAKKS Pacific pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hasbro pays out -69.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more risk and volatility, JAKK or HAS?

JAKKS Pacific has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hasbro has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JAKK or HAS?

44.4% of JAKKS Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Hasbro shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of JAKKS Pacific shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hasbro shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is JAKK or HAS more profitable?

JAKKS Pacific has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Hasbro's net margin of -13.37%. Hasbro's return on equity of 64.49% beat JAKKS Pacific's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JAKKS Pacific	5.62%	15.13%	8.03%
Hasbro	-13.37%	64.49%	10.31%

Does the media prefer JAKK or HAS?

In the previous week, Hasbro had 26 more articles in the media than JAKKS Pacific. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Hasbro and 6 mentions for JAKKS Pacific. JAKKS Pacific's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Hasbro's score of 0.67 indicating that JAKKS Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JAKKS Pacific	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hasbro	10 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JAKK or HAS?

Hasbro has higher revenue and earnings than JAKKS Pacific. Hasbro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JAKKS Pacific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JAKKS Pacific	$691.04M	0.29	$33.92M	$3.39	5.31
Hasbro	$4.25B	2.46	$385.60M	-$4.06	-18.40

Summary

Hasbro beats JAKKS Pacific on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.