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The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel Doesn't Play Around Mattel beats estimates, even as Barbie slumps closer to home. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel Makes the Grade Toy maker Mattel has reported improved second-quarter earnings. However, trouble on the horizon includes weakness in the company's quintessential Barbie brand.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Heavy Mattel Mattel has a better-than-expected showing as it heads into the holidays. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Mattel's Woes Continue Same old story at Mattel -- soft sales and raw material cost pressures eat away at the company. The dividend might be the only return shareholders can expect to receive in the near term.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	American Girl Taunts Barbie Although Barbie will probably never be replaced by another doll, sales of the icon have dwindled over the past few years, leading some to wonder what's going on at Mattel. Is it a good time to buy Mattel before the upcoming holiday season?
The Motley Fool July 20, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Tale of Two Toymakers Hasbro is greater than Mattel. Again.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Is LeapFrog a Prince? This LeapFrog's got warts -- the bumpy kind.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro Beats Mattel, Again Sorry, Barbie, but you're no match for Optimus Prime.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Barbie's So Not Pretty Picture How can investors be surprised that Mattel reported a bad quarter?
The Motley Fool January 13, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Hasbro Is No Has-Been Toy manufacturer guides lower, but still has something to offer.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel Has Toys in the Attic Toy sales keep going the wrong way at Mattel. The toymaker posted sluggish third-quarter reports this morning, but that's just the tip of iceberg.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	More Upside: Hasbro or Mattel? Hasbro outshines Mattel in their latest quarters, once you dig beneath the surface.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Kiss and Mattel Mattel wraps up the year with another strong quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Even the Toys Are Crying Toy sales keep going the wrong way at Mattel.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Mattel Gathers Up Its Toys The toy company combines all of its toy brands into one operational business. With third-quarter earnings due out next week, it is an interesting time for Mattel to announce a business reorganization. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Rich Smith	Mattel Pulls Out Its Wallet Mattel announces that it has added $500 million to its share buyback authorization, the latest installment of a program that has seen the toymaker retire 81.4 million shares over the past four years.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel Plays It Right The toy giant's diversification moves continue to pay off. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2007 Rich Duprey	Black Friday: Recalling Mattel's Story Is Mattel a good value right now? The top toymaker has strategies in place to make 2007's recalls a thing of the past.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	LeapFrog Stinks at Frogger The educational toy specialist flunks out in the second quarter. Thankfully, LeapFrog has the time to get it right, since its cash-rich balance sheet sports nearly $3 a share in greenbacks. Investors will have to be patient.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro Lands on the Island of Misfit Toys Hasbro's six-quarter-streak of beating expectations comes to an end.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Mattel's Not Playing Around Four years after former CEO Jill Barad's departure, the toy maker's operational performance is much improved.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Barbie 1, Bratz 0 A federal court jury is awarding Mattel $100 million in its long-standing case against MGA Entertainment over the Bratz doll line.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Steven Mallas	Mattel's Doing Well Mattel toys around with a pretty decent second quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer	Could Mattel's Stock Double Your Money? Could the fun and games of Mattel help bolster your portfolio?
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Barbie Bites Back Mattel goes after the Bratz girls in a legal tussle. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2010 Tim Beyers	Time to Take Another Look at Mattel? The toy maker best known for Barbie and Hot Wheels has a long-standing relationship with Time Warner to produce toys for the company's DC Comics characters.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 John Reeves	Dueling Fools: Mattel Bear Recent history has been dire for investors in this toy maker.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2004 Seth Jayson	Mattel Loses Barbie Brawl The veteran toy maker loses a frivolous lawsuit and is stuck with the legal fees. A quick look at the firm's flagging sales and increasing costs shows that Mattel execs have stumbled.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2010 David Meier	Mattel, a Totally Cool Stock From Hot Wheels to Barbie, Mattel has been making toys for boys and girls since 1945. Let's see if it can bring some joy to our portfolios.
The Motley Fool March 11, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	LeapFrog Goes Splat Shares of the educational toy maker slip on lower quarterly guidance.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2011 Chris Hill	Google, Mattel, and the Big Macro On this week's Motley Fool Money radio show, we take a look at the latest earnings from Google and Mattel among other topics.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	That's Swell, Mattel The toy giant comes up flat, but scores a relative victory. Mattel ultimately earned $0.58 a share before one-time items. That's better than the $0.52 per share it earned in the fourth quarter of 2004, and well ahead of the $0.49 mark that Wall Street was expecting.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Rich Smith	The Force Couldn't Save Hasbro The last month hasn't been a whole lot of fun for investors in the toy company. Despite Star Wars sales, profits fall short of estimates.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Toys Are Back in Town Hasbro posted better-than expected results, powered by success in its homegrown toy brands and its licensing deal with Marvel
The Motley Fool April 29, 2004 David Meier	Mattel Has No Eye for Fashion A closer examination of Mattel's earnings report shows there is still much to be done.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2011 Jordan DiPietro	Should You Buy and Hold Mattel? Does this company have the traits of a good retirement stock? Mattel has a beta of 0.9, which is about average. Generally speaking, I like to see a beta below 1.2 for retirees, and Mattel fits the bill.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel's Barbie Blues Cutthroat competition and a possibly slow holiday season mean lower net profits and net revenues for Mattel.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2004 Rich Duprey	Mattel's 'Free Plus' Dividend Toymaker Mattel gave investors something to be thankful for yesterday when it announced it was increasing its annual dividend by 13%, raising the cash payment from $0.40 to $0.45 a share and raising the yield to 2.16%.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2006 Philip Durell	Barbies Gone Wild? Mattel needs to let Barbie go wild to make the company a worthwhile investment at today's price of $17 and change. In the meantime, Mattel continues to produce a ton of free cash flow, pays a 2.9% dividend yield, and continues to buy back shares.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel 1, Hasbro 0 Hasbro has a quarter that gets uglier the closer you look.
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The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Let's Play a Game With Toymakers How well do you know Hasbro and Mattel? Let's see whether you can tell them apart.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel's Operation Barbie The toy maker is trying to build off the strength of its Barbie brand to delve into several other products, including clothing for adult women that could launch this fall.
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The Motley Fool April 18, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	A Flat Tire for Mattel Flat sales and eroding profit margins are two reasons why an investor needs to be patient, requiring an extra level margin of safety before being a buyer of this stock.