Barbie

MKM Partners believes that the recent pull back in stock price of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and the turnaround efforts provided favorable catalyst to upgrade from Neutral to a Buy rating. The firm has a price tag of $36 on the company's stocks. Since August 11 when the stock hit $34.12, shares of...

For toy makers Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) and Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), the holiday shopping season is the most critical time of the year. Although the holiday shopping rush is still a couple of months away, UBS analyst Arpine Kocharyan is reporting some positive preliminary channel checks....

UBS said Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT)'s Q2 results shows more conviction in top line recovery as Barbie retail tracking better than expectations and is able to offset Disney Princess loss. For the second quarter, Barbie shipment grew 24 percent in constant currency and includes licensing...

Sterne Agee, having cut its second-quarter forecast for Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), now expects the company to report a loss in the second quarter, citing a conservative gross margin rate. "We reduce our second-quarter EPS estimate to a loss of $0.03 from a gain of $0.03 reflecting a more...

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) shares have declined 10.5 percent over the past six months, while those of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) have appreciated 16.85 percent over the same period. Jefferies’ Trevor Young has maintained a Hold rating on Hasbro, with a price target of $72, and a Buy...

Shares of Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) have lost 45 percent since its December 2013 highs of $48 and are lower by around 12 percent over the past year. Gerrick Johnson of BMO Capital Markets upgraded Mattel's stock to Outperform from Market Perform with a price target boosted to $33 from a previous...

U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday as the Dow Jones index traded lower by 206 points before recouping most of these losses. However, the index closed the day in negative territory for the sixth straight day, despite encouraging U.S. labor data being reported. Speaking to Bloomberg, St. Louis...

Autumn officially arrived at 10:29 p.m. ET September 22. Just ahead of that, the 2014 holiday shopping season began. For those who missed the signs, here are six sure indicators, along with the retailers that introduced them, offering proof positive that the holidays have arrived. 1....

According to The Wall Street Journal, one of the main reasons Lego booked an 11 percent revenue boost in the first half of 2014 -- making it the biggest toy company in the world by sales -- was the release of The Lego Movie. Lego saw profit in the first half of $273 million on $2.03...

U.S. stocks fell steeply on Friday as Wall Street recorded its first monthly loss since August. Investors have plenty on their plate to worry about from emerging markets, an earning season failing to ignite excitement and a lackluster consumer confidence that is being felt by many retailers who...

While the holiday season is typically associated with Christmas carols, chestnuts and picturesque snowfalls, investors see big dollar signs and a means to start the New Year off in strong financial standing. With that in mind, there are certain stock picks that perform better than others during...