DA Davidson Weighs in on Mattel’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:MAT)

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) – Equities research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Mattel in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, April 14th. DA Davidson analyst M. Baker forecasts that the company will earn ($0.15) per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Mattel’s current full-year earnings is $1.70 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Mattel’s FY2025 earnings at $1.68 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS.

Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 period in the prior year, the company earned $0.29 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Mattel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $20.00 to $28.00 in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. StockNews.com upgraded Mattel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Mattel from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $25.57.

Mattel Price Performance

NASDAQ:MAT opened at $14.92 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.38, a quick ratio of 2.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.04. Mattel has a 1-year low of $13.95 and a 1-year high of $22.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.82 billion, a PE ratio of 9.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 0.51.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Mattel by 14.9% in the fourth quarter. EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. now owns 46,174,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $818,681,000 after acquiring an additional 5,984,400 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Mattel by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,134,174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $587,469,000 after acquiring an additional 355,769 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Mattel by 15.9% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,843,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $192,255,000 after acquiring an additional 1,491,282 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Mattel by 7.3% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,673,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,318,000 after purchasing an additional 453,390 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Mattel by 0.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,134,691 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,896,000 after purchasing an additional 17,309 shares during the last quarter. 97.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.