Should I buy or sell JAKKS Pacific stock right now?

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for JAKKS Pacific in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" JAKK shares. View JAKK analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is JAKKS Pacific's stock price target for 2024?

1 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for JAKKS Pacific's stock. Their JAKK share price targets range from $23.00 to $23.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $23.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 23.2%. View analysts price targets for JAKK or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have JAKK shares performed in 2023?

JAKKS Pacific's stock was trading at $17.49 at the start of the year. Since then, JAKK stock has increased by 71.2% and is now trading at $29.94. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here .

Are investors shorting JAKKS Pacific?

JAKKS Pacific saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 273,500 shares, an increase of 20.1% from the October 31st total of 227,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 94,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.9 days. View JAKKS Pacific's Short Interest .

When is JAKKS Pacific's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 14th 2024. View our JAKK earnings forecast .

How were JAKKS Pacific's earnings last quarter?

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 1st. The company reported $4.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.13 by $1.43. The business earned $309.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $284.10 million. JAKKS Pacific had a net margin of 12.21% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.13%.

Is JAKKS Pacific a good dividend stock?

JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.00%. The dividend payout ratio is 3.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JAKK will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.22% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for JAKK .

What is Stephen G. Berman's approval rating as JAKKS Pacific's CEO?

55 employees have rated JAKKS Pacific Chief Executive Officer Stephen G. Berman on Glassdoor.com . Stephen G. Berman has an approval rating of 59% among the company's employees. This puts Stephen G. Berman in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

What other stocks do shareholders of JAKKS Pacific own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other JAKKS Pacific investors own include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) , Rockwell Medical (RMTI) , Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) , OpGen (OPGN) , Vaxart (VXRT) , Groupon (GRPN) , J C Penney (JCP) , Kinross Gold (KGC) and SMTC (SMTX) .

Who are JAKKS Pacific's major shareholders?

JAKKS Pacific's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Acadian Asset Management LLC (3.03%), LSV Asset Management (1.17%), American Century Companies Inc. (0.94%), Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC (0.76%), Crown Advisors Management Inc. (0.74%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.38%). Insiders that own company stock include Benefit Street Partners Llc, Lawrence I Rosen and Stephen G Berman . View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of JAKKS Pacific?

Shares of JAKK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull , Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

JAKKS Pacific Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:JAKK)

$29.94

+0.28 (+0.94%)

(As of 12/6/2023 ET)

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Today's Range: $29.86
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$31.15
50-Day Range: $16.12
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$31.26
52-Week Range: $13.67
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$32.00

Volume: 108,423 shs
Average Volume: 112,003 shs
Market Capitalization: $301.59 million

P/E Ratio: 3.60
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $23.00

JAKKS Pacific MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 23.2% Downside
$23.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.72% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.05
Based on 3 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: -14.35%
From $4.53 to $3.88 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

1.64 out of 5 stars

Consumer Discretionary Sector

225th out of 238 stocks

Games, Toys, & Childrens' Vehicles Industry

3rd out of 3 stocks

1.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
JAKKS Pacific has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $23.00, JAKKS Pacific has a forecasted downside of 23.2% from its current price of $29.94.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
JAKKS Pacific has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.72% of the outstanding shares of JAKKS Pacific have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
JAKKS Pacific has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in JAKKS Pacific has recently increased by 20.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
JAKKS Pacific does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
JAKKS Pacific does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of JAKKS Pacific is 3.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, JAKKS Pacific will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.22% next year. This indicates that JAKKS Pacific will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for JAKK.

2.3

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
JAKKS Pacific has a news sentiment score of 0.05. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for JAKKS Pacific this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
5 people have searched for JAKK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
6 people have added JAKKS Pacific to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.8

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, JAKKS Pacific insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 3.20% of the stock of JAKKS Pacific is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
48.39% of the stock of JAKKS Pacific is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for JAKKS Pacific are expected to decrease by -14.35% in the coming year, from $4.53 to $3.88 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of JAKKS Pacific is 3.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.14.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of JAKKS Pacific is 3.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.11.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
JAKKS Pacific has a P/B Ratio of 1.98. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About JAKKS Pacific Stock (NASDAQ:JAKK)

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. designs, produces, markets, sells, and distributes toys and related products, kids indoor and outdoor furniture, and other consumer products worldwide. It operates through two segments, Toys/Consumer Products and Costumes. The company offers action figures and accessories, such as licensed characters; toy vehicles and accessories; dolls and accessories, including small, large, fashion, and baby dolls based on licenses, as well as infant and pre-school products; private label products; and foot-to-floor ride-on products. The company also provides role play, dress-up, pretend play, and novelty products for boys and girls based on brands and entertainment properties, as well as on its own proprietary brands; and indoor and outdoor kids' furniture, activity trays and tables, room décor, kiddie pools, and seasonal and outdoor products. In addition, it offers Halloween and everyday costumes for various ages based on licensed and proprietary non-licensed brands, and related Halloween accessories; outdoor activity toys; junior sports toys, including hyper-charged balls, sport sets, and toy hoops; and board games. The company sells its products through in-house sales staff and independent sales representatives to toy and mass-market retail chain stores, department stores, office supply stores, drug and grocery store chains, club stores, value-oriented dollar stores, toy specialty stores, and wholesalers. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 11/01/2023
Today: 12/07/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/14/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Games, toys, & childrens' vehicles
Sub-Industry: Leisure Products
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:JAKK
CUSIP: 47012E10
CIK: 1009829
Web: www.jakks.com
Phone: (424) 268-9444
Fax: 310-317-8527
Employees: 622
Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $23.00
High Stock Price Target: $23.00
Low Stock Price Target: $23.00
Potential Upside/Downside: -23.2%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $8.32
Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.60
Forward P/E Ratio: 6.61
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $91.41 million
Net Margins: 12.21%
Pretax Margin: 6.32%
Return on Equity: 24.13%
Return on Assets: 9.53%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 1.48
Quick Ratio: 1.21

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $716.05 million
Price / Sales: 0.42
Cash Flow: $5.34 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 5.61
Book Value: $15.09 per share
Price / Book: 1.98

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 10,073,000
Free Float: 9,751,000
Market Cap: $301.59 million
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 2.45

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Key Executives

Mr. Stephen G. Berman (Age 59)
Co-Founder, Chairman, CEO & Secretary
Comp: $7.36M
Mr. John L. Kimble (Age 53)
Executive VP & CFO
Comp: $1.34M
Mr. John Joseph McGrath (Age 58)
Chief Operating Officer
Comp: $1.3M
Mr. Xiaoqiang Zhao (Age 56)
Executive Director
Comp: $100k
Mr. Jon Trent
Executive Vice President of Sales
Ms. Elsa Morgan
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Mr. Wills Hon
Managing Director of Asia
Mr. Daniel Cooney
Executive Vice President of International Sales
Mr. David Carscadden
Managing Director of EMEA
Ms. Tara Hefter
President & GM of Disguise

Key Competitors

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Institutional Ownership

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JAKK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell JAKKS Pacific stock right now?: 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for JAKKS Pacific in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" JAKK shares.
View JAKK analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is JAKKS Pacific's stock price target for 2024?: 1 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for JAKKS Pacific's stock. Their JAKK share price targets range from $23.00 to $23.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $23.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 23.2%.
View analysts price targets for JAKK or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have JAKK shares performed in 2023?: JAKKS Pacific's stock was trading at $17.49 at the start of the year. Since then, JAKK stock has increased by 71.2% and is now trading at $29.94.
View the best growth stocks for 2023 here.
Are investors shorting JAKKS Pacific?: JAKKS Pacific saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 273,500 shares, an increase of 20.1% from the October 31st total of 227,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 94,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.9 days.
View JAKKS Pacific's Short Interest.
When is JAKKS Pacific's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 14th 2024.
View our JAKK earnings forecast.
How were JAKKS Pacific's earnings last quarter?: JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 1st. The company reported $4.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.13 by $1.43. The business earned $309.74 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $284.10 million. JAKKS Pacific had a net margin of 12.21% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 24.13%.

Is JAKKS Pacific a good dividend stock?: JAKKS Pacific (NASDAQ:JAKK) pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.00%. The dividend payout ratio is 3.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, JAKK will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.22% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for JAKK.
What is Stephen G. Berman's approval rating as JAKKS Pacific's CEO?: 55 employees have rated JAKKS Pacific Chief Executive Officer Stephen G. Berman on Glassdoor.com. Stephen G. Berman has an approval rating of 59% among the company's employees. This puts Stephen G. Berman in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.
What other stocks do shareholders of JAKKS Pacific own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other JAKKS Pacific investors own include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR), Rockwell Medical (RMTI), Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO), OpGen (OPGN), Vaxart (VXRT), Groupon (GRPN), J C Penney (JCP), Kinross Gold (KGC) and SMTC (SMTX).
Who are JAKKS Pacific's major shareholders?: JAKKS Pacific's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Acadian Asset Management LLC (3.03%), LSV Asset Management (1.17%), American Century Companies Inc. (0.94%), Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC (0.76%), Crown Advisors Management Inc. (0.74%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.38%). Insiders that own company stock include Benefit Street Partners Llc, Lawrence I Rosen and Stephen G Berman.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of JAKKS Pacific?: Shares of JAKK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

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