(MAT) Mattel’s New Doll: Debbie Downer
Everyone knows or knows someone who knows a “Debbie Downer.” That acquaintance or friend that just won’t let you have a good time. They always seem to pull the good times down and ruin the party for...
View Article(PX) Current Stock Prices: Why Trillions of Dollars on the Sidelines Maybe A...
by Alexander Green, Oxford Club Investment Director You can’t blame most market investors for being nervous… The stock market has done a belly flop. Real estate keeps tumbling. The economy remains...
View Article(MAT) Mattel Granted Permission to Perform its Own Toy Safety Tests
Mattel Inc. (MAT) is not required to submit its toys to independent laboratories for safety tests. However, other toy-makers, clothing manufacturers and companies selling products for young children...
View Article(MAT) Did Mattel Manipulate the MGA Probe?
Mattel Inc. (MAT) has been accused of manipulating the MGA probe. MGA Entertainment claims Mattel tried to influence the Canadian police while they were investigating a trade secrets theft complaint...
View Article(TGT) Target Corporation Fined for Lead Paint in Toys
Target Corp. (TGT) agreed to pay a $600,000 penalty for allegedly importing and selling a variety of toys with lead paint on the surface. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children. It is believed...
View Article(TGT) Target Corporation Lowers Toy Prices
In order to woo customers this holiday season, major discount retailer Target Corporation (TGT) recently announced an aggressive price cut on toys. The announcement came on the back of the Wal-Mart...
View Article(MAT) Earnings Preview for Mattel Incorporated
Mattel Inc. (MAT) is expected to release its third quarter results on Oct 16. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at 64 cents per share. The company had reported earnings of 66 cents per share in...
View Article(HAS) Hasbro Incorporated Earnings Preview
Hasbro Inc. (HAS) is expected to release its third quarter results on Oct 19. The Zacks Consensus Estimate is pegged at 91 cents per share. The company had reported earnings of 89 cents per share in...
View Article(MAT) Mattel Incorporated Reports Earnings Almost in Line
Mattel Incorporated’s (MAT) third quarter earnings of 63 cents per share were just a penny short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 64 cents. The company had earned 65 cents in the year-ago period....
View Article(HAS) Hasbro Surpasses Consensus Earnings Estimates
Hasbro Inc.’s (HAS) third quarter earnings of 99 cents per share were well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 91 cents, reflecting a drop in costs and demand for its movie-based toys. The company...
View Article(RCRC) RC2 Corp Beats, Raises Outlook
RC2 Corporation’s (RCRC) third quarter earnings of 66 cents per share are ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents. Results were driven by cost reduction initiatives implemented by the company...
View Article($WWE) World Wrestling Entertainment’s Earnings Top Expectations
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE) recently reported its third quarter results. The company posted a robust earnings growth of nearly 68% to $8.9 million from $5.3 million in the year-ago...
View Article(MAT) Mattel Incorporated Beats Expectations as Barbie Jumps
Mattel Incorporated (MAT) reported fourth quarter earnings of 89 cents per share. Excluding a tax benefit in the quarter, the company has earned 81 cents per share. The results are well ahead of the...
View Article(MAT) Is Mattel A Mess Worth The Toys?
We read an article on the web a few days ago asking if Mattel, Inc. (NYSE: MAT) was a good buy at $20. Admittedly, the Toys and Games industry isn’t one we pay much attention to. Not for any particular...
View Article(MAT) Barbie is Back – And She’s Going Global
by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Wednesday, February 3, 2010 In 1959, Barbie Millicent Roberts made a name for herself at the New York toy fair and five decades later, she’s still around; though...
View Article(MAT) Mattel Analysts Upgrade to Outperform
We are upgrading our recommendation on the shares of Mattel Inc. (MAT) to Outperform from Neutral. Mattel reported fourth quarter earnings of 89 cents per share. Excluding a tax benefit in the quarter,...
View Article(MAT) Mattel Incorporated – Bull of the Day
We are upgrading our recommendation on Mattel (MAT) to Outperform from Neutral. Mattel’s fourth quarter earnings were well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The better-than-expected results were...
View Article(MAT) Mattel Incorporated – Earnings Topped Estimates
Mattel Inc. (MAT) beat recently beat expectations, which sent estimates and share price higher. Company Description Mattel makes toys and other family products. Brands include the iconic Barbie, Hot...
View Article(MAT) Mattel Incorporated – Double-Digit Earnings Growth Projected
Mattel Inc. (MAT) beat recently beat expectations, which sent estimates and share price higher. Company Description Mattel makes toys and other family products. Brands include the iconic Barbie, Hot...
View Article(MAT) Mattel Turns Around and Posts Profit
Mattel Inc. (MAT) has reported first quarter earnings of 7 cents per share. It is quite a revelation, considering that the company was expected to report a loss of 2 cents per share according to the...
View Article(HAS) Hasbro Beats Earnings Expectations on Strong Sales
Hasbro Inc. (HAS) reported first quarter earnings of 40 cents per share. Excluding a favorable tax adjustment, the company reported earnings of 26 cents per share. The results were well ahead of the...
View Article(JAKK) JAKKS Pacific Analyst Downgrades Shares to Neutral
We are downgrading our rating on JAKKS Pacific Inc. (JAKK), which designs and markets a broad range of toys and consumer products, to Neutral from Outperform based on a host of factors. These include a...
View Article(AA) Stock Market News for October 11, 2010 – Market News
Expectations that the policy makers will act to keep the economy afloat helped investors brush aside some gloomy economic posts and send the Dow average above 11,000 for the first time since May 3....
View Article(AMD) Company News for October 15, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• General Electric (NYSE:GE) reported better-than-expected third quarter earnings of $0.29 a share, ex-items, beating estimates of $0.27 on revenues that rose 25% to $35.9 billion, below estimates of...
View Article(JAKK) JAKKS Pacific Third Quarter 2010 Earnings Preview
JAKKS Pacific Inc. (JAKK), a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of toys and consumer products, is slated to release its third quarter 2010 results on Tuesday, October 26. The...
View Article(AAPL) Company News For December 13, 2010 – Corporate Summary
• Thermo Fisher (NYSE:TMO) said it would purchase Dionex (NASDAQ:DNEX), a manufacturer of chemical analysis equipment, for $118.50 per share, or $2.1 billion • According to this weekend’s Barron’s,...
View Article(ERTS) Stock Market News for February 03, 2011 – Market News
On Wednesday, the markets shed their winning gains to close almost flat as cautious investors focused more on Egypt’s unrest against better than expected news on the market. Although the Dow recorded...
View Article(CSC) Computer Sciences Corporation to Seize Insurance Opening
Computing major Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) has really upped the ante in the insurance space and its latest alliance with BioSignia, which offers North American life insurers and reinsures...
View Article(HAS) Hasbro 2011 First Quarter Earnings Preview
Hasbro Inc. (HAS), one of the largest toy makers in the world is slated to release its first-quarter 2011 results on Thursday, April 14, before the market opens. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate...
View Article(ANF) Company News for May 19, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) reported Q1 EPS of $0.27, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.11 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 22% year-over-year to $836.7 million, beating...
View Article(MAT) Mattel Analyst Maintains Neutral on Shares
We are maintaining our long-term Neutral recommendation for Mattel Inc. (MAT), the world’s largest manufacturer of toys. Mattel’s first quarter 2011 earnings were in line with the Zacks Consensus...
View Article(BHP) Company News for July 18, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP) said it will be acquiring Petrohawk Energy Corporation (NYSE:HK) for $12.1 billion • Investor Carl Icahn offered to buy Clorox Corporation (NYSE:CLX) for $12.6...
View Article(XLB) Stock Market News for July 18, 2012 – Market News
Encouraging quarterly results combined with fresh hopes of economic stimulus measures to lift the benchmarks into the green on Tuesday. Fed chairman Ben Bernanke was critical about the state of the...
View Article(KO) Company News for July 18, 2012 – Corporate Summary
• The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) reported second quarter earnings per share of $1.22, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19 • Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) posted second quarter...
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