JAKKS Pacific (JAKK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. designs, produces, markets, sells, and distributes toys and related products, electronic products, 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, 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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.42 to $26.27
• 50-Day Range: $24.89 to $34.93
• 52-Week Range: $17.06 to $35.79
• Volume: 151,514 shs
• Average Volume: 103,957 shs
• Market Capitalization: $272.52 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.12
• Dividend Yield: 4.09%
• Price Target: $41.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

JAKKS Pacific Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

JAKKS Pacific scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 66th out of 287 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

JAKKS Pacific has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

JAKKS Pacific has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for JAKKS Pacific are expected to grow by 8.52% in the coming year, from $3.52 to $3.82 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of JAKKS Pacific is 8.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.13.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of JAKKS Pacific is 8.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.44.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

JAKKS Pacific has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the float of JAKKS Pacific has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

JAKKS Pacific has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in JAKKS Pacific has recently decreased by 3.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

JAKKS Pacific is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.89%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

JAKKS Pacific does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of JAKKS Pacific is 33.22%. 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 26.18% next year. This indicates that JAKKS Pacific will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the float of JAKKS Pacific has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

JAKKS Pacific has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in JAKKS Pacific has recently decreased by 3.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

JAKKS Pacific has a news sentiment score of 0.51. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for JAKKS Pacific this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added JAKKS Pacific to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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 3.50% of the stock of JAKKS Pacific is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

44.38% of the stock of JAKKS Pacific is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JAKK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have JAKK shares performed this year?

JAKKS Pacific's stock was trading at $28.15 at the start of the year. Since then, JAKK shares have decreased by 13.1% and is now trading at $24.45.
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How were JAKKS Pacific's earnings last quarter?

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 20th. The company reported ($0.88) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.83. The firm had revenue of $130.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $131.07 million. JAKKS Pacific had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.87% and a net margin of 5.10%.

Who are JAKKS Pacific's major shareholders?

JAKKS Pacific's top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.99%), Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC (2.60%), Bastion Asset Management Inc. (2.43%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.42%). Insiders that own company stock include Lawrence I Rosen, Benefit Street Partners Llc and John Louis Kimble.
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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 Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of JAKKS Pacific own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that JAKKS Pacific investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), ServiceNow (NOW), Arista Networks (ANET) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/20/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/03/2025
• Today: 3/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/23/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Games, toys, & childrens' vehicles
• Sub-Industry: Leisure Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:JAKK
• CIK: 1009829
• Web: www.jakks.com
• Phone: (424) 268-9444
• Fax: 310-317-8527
• Employees: 580
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $41.67
• High Stock Price Target: $46.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +66.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.10
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $38.41 million
• Net Margins: 5.10%
• Pretax Margin: 5.49%
• Return on Equity: 15.87%
• Return on Assets: 8.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.51
• Quick Ratio: 1.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $691.04 million
• Price / Sales: 0.40
• Cash Flow: $3.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.49
• Book Value: $18.87 per share
• Price / Book: 1.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,146,000
• Free Float: 10,605,000
• Market Cap: $278.65 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.15