Roth Capital Issues Positive Outlook for Mattel Earnings

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) – Analysts at Roth Capital lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Mattel in a research note issued to investors 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 previous estimate of $0.18. The consensus estimate for Mattel’s current full-year earnings is $1.50 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Mattel’s FY2027 earnings at $2.00 EPS.

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.15. Mattel had a net margin of 10.24% and a return on equity of 25.39%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.29 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. DA Davidson lifted their price objective on shares of Mattel from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Mattel from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. StockNews.com cut shares of Mattel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Mattel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Mattel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mattel currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $25.57.

Mattel Stock Performance

NASDAQ MAT opened at $21.43 on Friday. Mattel has a 52-week low of $15.87 and a 52-week high of $21.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a current ratio of 2.45. The company has a market capitalization of $7.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.39, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a fifty day moving average of $18.51 and a 200-day moving average of $18.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mattel

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Citigroup Inc. boosted its stake in Mattel by 449.9% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 291,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,562,000 after acquiring an additional 238,884 shares in the last quarter. FORA Capital LLC bought a new stake in Mattel during the third quarter worth about $1,003,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Mattel by 2.8% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 4,263,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,222,000 after acquiring an additional 114,305 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in Mattel by 53.2% during the third quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 172,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,283,000 after acquiring an additional 59,845 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Mattel by 101.0% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 168,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,208,000 after acquiring an additional 84,626 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 97.15% of the company’s stock.

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.