Mattel, Inc (NASDAQ: MAT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.14x compared to its average ratio. MAT has 36-month beta value of 0.76. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for MAT is 333.79M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.88% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of MAT on January 01, 2025 was 3.14M shares.
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MAT) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Mattel, Inc (NASDAQ: MAT) has increased by 0.28 when compared to last closing price of 17.68. Despite this, the company has experienced a -0.51% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-27 that Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
MAT’s Market Performance
Mattel, Inc (MAT) has seen a -0.51% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -6.78% decline in the past month and a -7.32% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.56%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.49% for MAT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.63% for MAT’s stock, with a -4.34% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of MAT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MAT stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for MAT by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for MAT in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $19 based on the research report published on February 05, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MAT reach a price target of $19, previously predicting the price at $25. The rating they have provided for MAT stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on January 17th, 2024.
ROTH MKM gave a rating of “Neutral” to MAT, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on January 04th of the previous year.
MAT Trading at -6.00% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought MAT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.91% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.56%, as shares sank -6.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.98% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, MAT fell by -0.51%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -7.51% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.59. In addition, Mattel, Inc saw -6.09% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MAT starting from TOTZKE STEVE, who sale 45,216 shares at the price of $18.90 back on May 13 ’24. After this action, TOTZKE STEVE now owns 101,902 shares of Mattel, Inc, valued at $854,582 using the latest closing price.
TOTZKE STEVE, the President, Chief Comm Officer of Mattel, Inc, sale 23,662 shares at $18.89 during a trade that took place back on May 09 ’24, which means that TOTZKE STEVE is holding 152,018 shares at $446,999 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for MAT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.5 for the gross margin
The net margin for Mattel, Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 25.22, with 8.59 for asset returns.
Based on Mattel, Inc (MAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.5 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.38. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.99.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 766.53 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.47. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.62for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.82. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.45.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Mattel, Inc (MAT) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
