Roth Capital Predicts Mattel's Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:MAT)

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Mattel in a report released on Wednesday, February 5th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.22 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Mattel's current full-year earnings is $1.69 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Mattel's FY2027 earnings at $2.00 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on MAT. StockNews.com raised shares of Mattel from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Mattel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Bank of America increased their price target on Mattel from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Mattel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their target price on Mattel from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $25.57.

Mattel Stock Up 2.6 %

Mattel stock traded up $0.55 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $21.85. 3,800,453 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,589,490. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 1.88. Mattel has a fifty-two week low of $15.87 and a fifty-two week high of $21.90. The company's fifty day moving average price is $18.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.90. The company has a market cap of $7.36 billion, a PE ratio of 13.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.76.

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.15. Mattel had a return on equity of 25.94% and a net margin of 10.07%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.29 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Mattel

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mattel during the 4th quarter worth approximately $212,000. Prudential Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Mattel by 44.3% during the fourth quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 523,469 shares of the company's stock worth $9,815,000 after acquiring an additional 160,640 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Mattel by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,134,174 shares of the company's stock worth $587,469,000 after acquiring an additional 355,769 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Mattel by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 24,986 shares of the company's stock valued at $443,000 after purchasing an additional 935 shares during the period. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in Mattel in the 4th quarter worth about $1,718,000. Institutional investors own 97.15% of the company's stock.

About Mattel

Mattel, Inc, a toy and family entertainment company, designs, manufactures, and markets toys and consumer products in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through North America, International, and American Girl segments. It offers dolls and accessories, as well as books, content, gaming, and lifestyle products for children under the Barbie, American Girl, Disney Princess and Disney Frozen, Monster High, and Polly Pocket brands; die-cast vehicles, tracks, playsets, and accessories for kids, adults, and collectors under the Hot Wheels, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks, Hot Wheels Mario Kart, Matchbox, and Cars brand names; and infant, toddler, and preschool products comprising content, toys, live events, and other consumer products under the Fisher-Price, Little People and Imaginext, and Thomas & Friends, and Power wheels brands.