MAT vs. HAS, JAKK, TTWO, BC, PII, RGR, JOUT, MPX, BHAT, and FWONA
Should you be buying Mattel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mattel include Hasbro (HAS), JAKKS Pacific (JAKK), Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO), Brunswick (BC), Polaris (PII), Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (RGR), Johnson Outdoors (JOUT), Marine Products (MPX), Blue Hat Interactive Entertainment Technology (BHAT), and Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series A (FWONA).
Mattel vs. Its Competitors
Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) and Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
91.8% of Hasbro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.2% of Mattel shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hasbro shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Mattel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Mattel had 1 more articles in the media than Hasbro. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Mattel and 19 mentions for Hasbro. Mattel's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Hasbro's score of 0.74 indicating that Mattel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Mattel has a net margin of 9.87% compared to Hasbro's net margin of -13.37%. Hasbro's return on equity of 64.49% beat Mattel's return on equity.
Hasbro currently has a consensus target price of $86.42, suggesting a potential upside of 9.35%. Mattel has a consensus target price of $24.38, suggesting a potential upside of 33.71%. Given Mattel's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mattel is more favorable than Hasbro.
Hasbro has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mattel has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Mattel has higher revenue and earnings than Hasbro. Hasbro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mattel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Mattel beats Hasbro on 11 of the 16 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:MAT) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
