Roth Capital Has Negative Outlook for Mattel Q4 Earnings

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q4 2024 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Mattel in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, January 15th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will earn $0.20 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.22. The consensus estimate for Mattel’s current full-year earnings is $1.46 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Mattel’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.81 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 target price on shares of Mattel in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Mattel from $18.25 to $20.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. StockNews.com downgraded Mattel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America raised 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. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Mattel from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $23.75.

Mattel Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of Mattel stock opened at $17.86 on Thursday. Mattel has a 1 year low of $15.87 and a 1 year high of $20.59. The firm has a market cap of $6.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.16, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a 50-day moving average of $18.59 and a 200 day moving average of $18.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 2.45 and a quick ratio of 1.88.

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $1.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.86 billion. Mattel had a return on equity of 25.39% and a net margin of 10.24%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.08 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mattel

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in Mattel by 584.3% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 1,268 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mattel during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Mattel during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. West Oak Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Mattel by 9,775.0% in the fourth quarter. West Oak Capital LLC now owns 1,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,955 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Mattel by 38.3% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,797 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 775 shares during the last quarter. 97.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Mattel Company Profile

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.