Hasbro (HAS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, MAT or HAS?

Mattel has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hasbro has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MAT or HAS more profitable?

Mattel has a net margin of 10.24% compared to Hasbro's net margin of -14.83%. Hasbro's return on equity of 47.91% beat Mattel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mattel	10.24%	25.39%	8.62%
Hasbro	-14.83%	47.91%	8.21%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MAT or HAS?

97.2% of Mattel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Hasbro shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Mattel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Hasbro shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MAT or HAS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mattel	$5.44B	1.14	$214.35M	$1.60	11.47
Hasbro	$5.00B	1.72	-$1.49B	-$4.64	-13.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MAT or HAS?

Mattel received 214 more outperform votes than Hasbro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.41% of users gave Mattel an outperform vote while only 58.23% of users gave Hasbro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mattel	Outperform Votes 854 66.41%	Underperform Votes 432 33.59%
Hasbro	Outperform Votes 640 58.23%	Underperform Votes 459 41.77%

Do analysts recommend MAT or HAS?

Mattel presently has a consensus target price of $23.75, suggesting a potential upside of 29.43%. Hasbro has a consensus target price of $80.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.42%. Given Hasbro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hasbro is more favorable than Mattel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mattel	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Hasbro	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Does the media refer more to MAT or HAS?

In the previous week, Hasbro had 59 more articles in the media than Mattel. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Hasbro and 9 mentions for Mattel. Mattel's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Hasbro's score of 0.24 indicating that Mattel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mattel	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hasbro	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	44 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Mattel beats Hasbro on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.