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FeedPosted Feb 4th 2011 11:00AM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Hershey Co (HSY), Mattel, Inc (MAT), Hasbro Inc (HAS)
Let's take a quick look at two companies that reported earnings earlier in the week. One is a favorite of chocolate lovers while the other is all fun and games.
We'll start with the sweeter of the two, Hershey (HSY), which posted its release on Wednesday. The Associated Press indicates that fourth-quarter adjusted income of 61 cents per share only equaled what the analysts were looking for. If you're a shareholder, you probably were disappointed. After all, you always want a beat. If the bottom line didn't go beyond the forecast, there's always the top line, right?
Continue reading Two Quarterly Reports: Hershey and Mattel
Posted Feb 2nd 2011 9:00AM by Paul Foster (RSS feed)
Filed under: Yum Brands (YUM), Mattel, Inc (MAT), Options
Mattel (MAT) February put option implied volatility is at 39, April is at 34, according to Track Data, compared to its 26-week average of 31 into its release of Q4 EPS on February 2, suggesting larger price movement.
Yum! Brands (YUM) is expected to report Q4 EPS on February 2. Overall option implied volatility of 23 is below its 26-week average of 26, according to Track Data, suggesting decrease price movement.
Options Update is by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.
Posted Jan 14th 2011 11:20AM by Eric Buscemi (RSS feed)
Filed under: Analyst Reports, Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades, AT and T (T), Sprint Nextel Corp (S), Carnival Corp (CCL), FedEx Corp (FDX), Verizon Communications (VZ), Mattel, Inc (MAT), United Parcel'B' (UPS), Hasbro Inc (HAS), Analyst Initiations
Analyst Upgrades
- Dominion (D) to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank.
- Corinthian Colleges (COCO) to outperform from underperform at RBC Capital.
- Canadian National (CNI) to sector outperformer from sector performer at CIBC.
- DragonWave (DRWI) to buy from hold at Jefferies.
- Infosys (INFY) to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.
- SL Green Realty (SLG), Lexington Realty (LXP) and Taubman Centers (TCO) to overweight from neutral at JPMorgan.
- Sunstone Hotel (SHO) to buy from neutral and Extra Space Storage (EXR) to buy from hold at KeyBanc.
Continue reading Analyst Calls: AEP, CCL, CNI, D, FDX, HAS, INFY, MAT, RCL, S, T, UPS, VZ ...
Posted Oct 18th 2010 3:00PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Mattel, Inc (MAT), Hasbro Inc (HAS)

Hasbro (
HAS), a toy manufacturer whose colleagues include Mattel (
MAT) and JAKKS Pacific (
JAKK), was up 4.4% to a quote of $47.07 at one point during the afternoon session. Also, a new 52-week high of $48.78 was reached today. Volume was well above average.
If you want to see an attractive stock chart, take a look
at this. Splendid, isn't it? The graphic indicates a nice, smooth uptrend. Which tends to surprise, since one would figure that the products of a company like this wouldn't exactly be first priority for the frugal consumer.
Continue reading Hasbro Up After Earnings News
Posted Sep 30th 2010 3:30PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Mattel, Inc (MAT), Hasbro Inc (HAS)

Mark Fightmaster took a look at Mattel (
MAT) earlier today in light of the
Fisher Price recall. That made me think about the company's big competitor, Hasbro (
HAS). How has the latter been faring in the marketplace?
Well, if you went by what's on my screen right now, you probably wouldn't be so optimistic. The stock is down 1% to $44.56. But does it really matter that the business is in the red this afternoon? After all, the
one-year chart indicates a robust uptrend. It's amazing when you think about it: even though the economy has offered up many difficulties for consumers, they are still buying playthings.
Continue reading How Is Hasbro Doing?
Posted Jul 19th 2010 2:40PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Mattel, Inc (MAT), Hasbro Inc (HAS)
On Friday, Mattel (MAT) sold off after reporting its latest quarterly results. Today, that company's major enemy in the business, Hasbro (HAS), finds itself on the receiving end of a bearish onslaught. The selling seen this session, however, isn't as bad as what occurred last week, when Mattel dropped a couple bucks. Still, it could be disappointing to shareholders.
Hasbro is down 1.3% in afternoon trading at the time of this writing. Not too bad, but the stock, which is exchanging hands around the $39 mark, has pulled back from the 52-week high of $43.71, a level that was achieved just last month.
Continue reading Hasbro Down on Q2 News
Posted Apr 19th 2010 5:20PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Mattel, Inc (MAT), Hasbro Inc (HAS)
Hasbro, Inc. (HAS) had a notable trading day. The company's shares hit a new 52-week high of $40.77 after the first-quarter earnings report was distributed to the market. Volume was strong during the session.
Quite frankly, I look upon Hasbro as a very viable candidate for investment capital. Why do I say this? Well, I think we've got a nice combination of technical and fundamental strength. And let us start with the technical side of things. Check out the one-year chart. Not a bad trend, huh? Wall Street is clearly positive on the future prospects of the toy maker. Put this chart together with the 52-week high and you've got yourself a compelling price-action thesis.
Continue reading Hasbro Hits New 52-Week High on Earnings
Posted Apr 17th 2010 2:40PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Google (GOOG), General Electric (GE), Intel (INTC), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Alcoa Inc (AA), Bank of America (BAC), Yum Brands (YUM), Mattel, Inc (MAT), United Parcel'B' (UPS)
Here are some highlights from this past week's earnings coverage on BloggingStocks:
- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) shares declined despite better-than-expected Q1 results due to profit taking.
- Alcoa Inc. (AA) reported a decline in revenue and earnings in line with expectations, leading to a sell off of shares.
- Bank of America Corp. (BAC) Q1 earnings results beat consensus estimates but shares fell on other news.
- General Electric Co. (GE) posted better-than-expected earnings but said revenue declined in the first quarter.
- Google Inc. (GOOG) Q1 earnings and revenue topped expectations but a surge in expenses sent shares lower.
Continue reading Earnings Highlights: Alcoa, GE, Google, Intel, JPMorgan, Mattel, UPS ...
Posted Apr 17th 2010 11:40AM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Mattel, Inc (MAT), Hasbro Inc (HAS), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
On Friday, Bank of America (BAC) and Mattel (MAT) reported first-quarter earnings data. How do these two look after their respective releases?
Let's go with the financial business first. Bank of America is a solid brand in the money-services arena. Over the last year, the stock has risen very nicely, as the BAC chart clearly shows. Shares of the company were quite close to the 52-week high of $19.86 on Thursday before the Q1 numbers were sent to the market.
Continue reading How Do Bank of America and Mattel Look After Their Reports?
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