Mattel (MAT) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, HAS or MAT?

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
Hasbro	$5.00B	1.60	-$1.49B	-$4.64	-12.36
Mattel	$5.44B	1.11	$214.35M	$1.60	11.21

Does the media favor HAS or MAT?

In the previous week, Hasbro had 2 more articles in the media than Mattel. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Hasbro and 28 mentions for Mattel. Mattel's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Hasbro's score of 0.20 indicating that Mattel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hasbro	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mattel	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is HAS or MAT 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
Hasbro	-14.83%	47.91%	8.21%
Mattel	10.24%	25.39%	8.62%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HAS or MAT?

Mattel received 215 more outperform votes than Hasbro when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.41% of users gave Mattel an outperform vote while only 58.27% of users gave Hasbro an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hasbro	Outperform Votes 641 58.27%	Underperform Votes 459 41.73%
Mattel	Outperform Votes 856 66.41%	Underperform Votes 433 33.59%

Which has more risk and volatility, HAS or MAT?

Hasbro has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mattel has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HAS or MAT?

Hasbro presently has a consensus target price of $80.11, indicating a potential upside of 39.71%. Mattel has a consensus target price of $23.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.46%. Given Hasbro's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hasbro is more favorable than Mattel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hasbro	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Mattel	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HAS or MAT?

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

Summary

Mattel beats Hasbro on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.