Seaport Research Partners lifts Mattel, Inc [MAT] price estimate. Who else is bullish?

Edison Baldwin

Mattel, Inc [NASDAQ: MAT] closed the trading session at $21.23 on 2025-12-03. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $20.28, while the highest price level was $21.32.

The stocks have a year to date performance of 11.62 percent and weekly performance of 2.26 percent. The stock has been moved at 13.77 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 15.13 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 13.83 percent over the most recent 3-months.

If compared to the average trading volume of 3.78M shares, MAT reached to a volume of 5567766 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Mattel, Inc [MAT]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MAT shares is $23.82 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MAT stock is a recommendation set at 1.75. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Seaport Research Partners have made an estimate for Mattel, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on November 10, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, DA Davidson raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on May 15, 2025, representing the official price target for Mattel, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $20 to $28, while Jefferies kept a Buy rating on MAT stock. On February 05, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for MAT shares from 24 to 19.

The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.92, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.23. Price to Free Cash Flow for MAT in the course of the last twelve months was 13.51 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.18.

MAT stock trade performance evaluation

Mattel, Inc [MAT] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 2.26. With this latest performance, MAT shares gained by 15.13% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 13.77% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 19.74% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for MAT stock in for the last two-week period is set at 65.79, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.68, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.63 for Mattel, Inc [MAT]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 18.68, while it was recorded at 20.97 for the last single week of trading, and 18.57 for the last 200 days.

Mattel, Inc [MAT]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Mattel, Inc [MAT] shares currently have an operating margin of 11.26% and a Gross Margin at 49.82%. Mattel, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 8.27%.

Mattel, Inc (MAT) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis

According to recent financial data for Mattel, Inc. ( MAT), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 18.90%, reflecting robust shareholder value creation. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 6.59%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Mattel, Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 10.16%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.

Mattel, Inc (MAT) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

Based on Mattel, Inc’s (MAT) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 1.18%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.

Mattel, Inc (MAT) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics

From an operational efficiency perspective, Mattel, Inc. (MAT) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $12714.41 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 1.60% and a Quick Ratio of 1.18%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Mattel, Inc [MAT] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Mattel, Inc posted 0.35/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.2/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.15. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for MAT. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Mattel, Inc go to 5.44%.

Mattel, Inc [MAT]: Institutional Ownership

There are presently around $101.76%, or 102.57%% of MAT stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of MAT stocks are: EDGEPOINT INVESTMENT GROUP INC. with ownership of 40.55 million shares, which is approximately 11.8507%. PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/, holding 38.53 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$626.47 million in MAT stocks shares; and PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/, currently with $$542.8 million in MAT stock with ownership which is approximately 9.7553%.

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