Mattel, Inc [NASDAQ: MAT] loss -1.54% or 4229980.54 points to close at $4230000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 5135361 shares.
It opened the trading session at $19.48, the shares rose to $19.49 and dropped to $19.085, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for MAT points out that the company has recorded 7.58% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 4.23M shares, MAT reached to a volume of 5135361 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying 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 $23.45 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 1.62. 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.
DA Davidson have made an estimate for Mattel, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on May 15, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies raised their target price from $20 to $28. The new note on the price target was released on February 05, 2025, representing the official price target for Mattel, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $24 to $19, while JP Morgan kept a Neutral rating on MAT stock. On January 17, 2024, analysts decreased their price target for MAT shares from 25 to 19.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.91, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.85. Price to Free Cash Flow for MAT in the course of the last twelve months was 10.64 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.86.
Trading performance analysis for MAT stock
Mattel, Inc [MAT] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.64. With this latest performance, MAT shares gained by 0.79% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 7.58% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 8.07% in the past year of trading.
Mattel, Inc [MAT]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Mattel, Inc [MAT] shares currently have an operating margin of 13.42% and a Gross Margin at 50.30%. Mattel, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 9.82%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 8.63%, with Return on Assets sitting at 8.63%.
Mattel, Inc [MAT]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 4.02%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Mattel, Inc [MAT]
There are presently around $102.65%, or 103.46% 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%.
