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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
October 18, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Buy the Better Toymaker Hasbro outshines Mattel in their latest quarters, once you dig beneath the surface. |
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
September 5, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Another Recall Nightmare at Mattel For the third time in a month, the giant toymaker announces another massive toy recall. This time it is 800,000 accessories for Barbie dolls, Mattel's biggest seller, bringing the total number of recalled toys to an astounding 20 million. |
BusinessWeek
December 8, 2003
Gene G. Marcial |
Mattel: It's Still Swell An analyst is upbeat on Mattel stock. |
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
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
April 21, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: JAKKS Pacific Not Toying Around In advance of earnings, analysts expect toymaker JAKKS Pacific to show a huge jump in profits. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro Plays to Win Hasbro has a solid quarter, on the heels of last week's healthy report from Mattel. Investors, take note. |
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
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
December 22, 2005
John Reeves |
Dueling Fools: Mattel Bear Rebuttal Sorry Mattel, smart investors know that you've got declining margins, disappointing returns, and an unimpressive business strategy. |
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
July 18, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Mattel 1, Hasbro 0 Hasbro has a quarter that gets uglier the closer you look. |
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
December 22, 2005
Rich Smith |
Dueling Fools: Mattel Bull Despite recent weakness in its sales of Barbie- and Hot Wheels-brand toys, Mattel remains a strong producer of cash. And no toy company pays its investors a better dividend for their patience. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
It's Time to Play Again The toymakers are back. Shares of Hasbro soar after the country's second-largest maker of playthings delivered better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Racing With RC2 The toymaker raises its guidance, but Wall Street is at the next pit stop. |
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
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
October 16, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Mattel's Fake Plastic Smile Despite management's best efforts to sound optimistic, toymaker Mattel's fourth quarter should be anything but jolly. |
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
January 31, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Misfit Mattel Beats Recall Bumble Toymaker Mattel reports higher fourth-quarter revenue and earnings, even though domestic sales fall. |
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
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
April 5, 2004
Nathan Parmelee |
Mattel's New Strength A stronger balance sheet, share repurchases, and effective management make Mattel an attractive stock. |
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
December 12, 2007
Rich Smith |
General D's Below-Billion-Buck Buyback Defense contracting giant General Dynamics announces a 10-million-share repurchase authorization; at current share prices this represents an almost billion-dollar buyback. Can the company afford it? And even if it can, should it? |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2008
Rich Duprey |
JAKKS Jacks It Up Toymaker JAKKS Pacific wrestles its way to higher revenue and profits in the latest quarter. |
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
September 16, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Bratz Pout Over Mattel Settlement The battle over Bratz has been something of a Pyrrhic victory for Mattel. While the jurors in the trial sided with the toymaker, the damage done to its own iconic Barbie brand has been substantial. |
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
April 26, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
JAKKS Beats Aces The smaller toymaker outshines its larger peers. Wall Street has underestimated the toy sector as a whole. Investors, take note. |
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
February 3, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Even the Toys Are Crying Toy sales keep going the wrong way at Mattel. |
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
July 17, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Mattel's Doing Well Mattel toys around with a pretty decent second quarter. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Mattel's Dividends May Not Last Forever If Mattel can illustrate that it has grown dividends over the past five years, then there's a good chance that it will continue to put shareholders first in the future. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Mattel's Radica Move The toy giant becomes the answer to an electronic gaming pioneer's ultimate question. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro Plays "Sorry" The world's second-largest toymaker, Hasbro, saw its shares hit a fresh 52-week low today, even after announcing a manufacturing-plant update that will make the company more cost-effective. |
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
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
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
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
July 31, 2008
Rich Duprey |
RC2 Treading Water Despite a one-time hit to earnings, toy train distributor RC2 is improving. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
You're Crazy If You Sell Hasbro Hasbro is doing just fine, despite a recent downgrade. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Recession-Proof Stocks: Hasbro When it comes to bouncing back, Hasbro is the Superball of toymakers. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2008
Rich Duprey |
JAKKS Sits in a Corner The toy maker's profits plunge because of legal fees. |
