Hasbro (HAS) Competitors

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) and Skechers U.S.A. (NYSE:SKX) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HAS or SKX?

Skechers U.S.A. received 188 more outperform votes than Hasbro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.39% of users gave Skechers U.S.A. an outperform vote while only 58.83% of users gave Hasbro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hasbro	Outperform Votes 613 58.83%	Underperform Votes 429 41.17%
Skechers U.S.A.	Outperform Votes 801 70.39%	Underperform Votes 337 29.61%

Which has better earnings and valuation, HAS or SKX?

Skechers U.S.A. has higher revenue and earnings than Hasbro. Skechers U.S.A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hasbro, 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
Hasbro	$5.86 billion	1.43	$203.50 million	$0.86	70.11
Skechers U.S.A.	$7.44 billion	1.12	$373.03 million	$2.63	20.46

Is HAS or SKX more profitable?

Skechers U.S.A. has a net margin of 5.41% compared to Hasbro's net margin of 2.11%. Hasbro's return on equity of 18.56% beat Skechers U.S.A.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hasbro	2.11%	18.56%	5.78%
Skechers U.S.A.	5.41%	10.72%	6.04%

Which has more volatility and risk, HAS or SKX?

Hasbro has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skechers U.S.A. has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HAS or SKX?

Hasbro currently has a consensus price target of $76.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.06%. Skechers U.S.A. has a consensus price target of $56.27, indicating a potential upside of 4.57%. Given Hasbro's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hasbro is more favorable than Skechers U.S.A..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hasbro	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Skechers U.S.A.	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HAS or SKX?

80.9% of Hasbro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Skechers U.S.A. shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hasbro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.4% of Skechers U.S.A. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer HAS or SKX?

In the previous week, Hasbro had 13 more articles in the media than Skechers U.S.A.. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Hasbro and 13 mentions for Skechers U.S.A.. Hasbro's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Skechers U.S.A.'s score of 0.62 indicating that Hasbro is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hasbro	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skechers U.S.A.	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Skechers U.S.A. beats Hasbro on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.