HAS vs. JAKK, MAT, STRA, MGM, RCL, BC, PII, RGR, JOUT, and MPX
Should you be buying Hasbro stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hasbro include JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), Mattel (MAT), Strategic Education (STRA), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Brunswick (BC), Polaris (PII), Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Johnson Outdoors (JOUT), and Marine Products (MPX).
Hasbro vs. Its Competitors
JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) and Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends.
44.4% of JAKKS Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Hasbro shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of JAKKS Pacific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hasbro shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Hasbro has a net margin of 9.99% compared to JAKKS Pacific's net margin of 6.45%. Hasbro's return on equity of 51.39% beat JAKKS Pacific's return on equity.
In the previous week, Hasbro had 18 more articles in the media than JAKKS Pacific. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Hasbro and 5 mentions for JAKKS Pacific. Hasbro's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat JAKKS Pacific's score of 0.16 indicating that Hasbro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
JAKKS Pacific pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Hasbro pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. JAKKS Pacific pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hasbro pays out 92.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JAKKS Pacific is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
JAKKS Pacific has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hasbro has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hasbro has higher revenue and earnings than JAKKS Pacific. JAKKS Pacific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hasbro, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
JAKKS Pacific presently has a consensus target price of $43.50, indicating a potential upside of 120.92%. Hasbro has a consensus target price of $81.11, indicating a potential upside of 4.24%. Given JAKKS Pacific's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe JAKKS Pacific is more favorable than Hasbro.
Summary
Hasbro beats JAKKS Pacific on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:HAS) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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