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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
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
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
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
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
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
October 18, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Where the Toys Aren't Unless the current trend changes -- and fast -- it's going to be a blue Christmas for the traditional toy makers. |
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
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
July 17, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Mattel's Doing Well Mattel toys around with a pretty decent second quarter. Investors, take note. |
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 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 19, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hasbro Beats Mattel, Again Sorry, Barbie, but you're no match for Optimus Prime. |
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
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
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
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
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
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
July 21, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
JAKKS Hammered Despite the release of a solid second-quarter report yesterday, the toy maker saw its stock slide by 7%. |
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
January 13, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Hasbro Is No Has-Been Toy manufacturer guides lower, but still has something to offer. |
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 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
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. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
A Tale of Two Toymakers Hasbro is greater than Mattel. Again. |
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
April 19, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Toying Around with Analysts Hasbro follows Mattel's lead in posting blowout results. |
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 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
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
September 11, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Can We Believe Mattel? The toy maker is on the defensive over recalls, but are assurances of good sales believable? Will consumers be willing to take the risk on the company's products this holiday season? |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Mattel Begs for Forgiveness -- From China! A bizarre apology from Mattel to its Chinese manufacturers makes the toy company seem desperate heading into the holiday season. |
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
November 24, 2008
Colleen Paulson |
The Land of Misfit Toys A new study gives its outlook on holiday toy spending, and it's not pretty. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2005
M.D. Mitchell |
Mattel: So Cheap, It's Scary With the toy maker's stock near five-year lows, is it finally time to buy? |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
You Don't Know Hasbro Hasbro's got the hot toys right now. The toymaker had a super-strong second quarter and again exposed analysts as underachievers. |
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
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
November 3, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
LeapFrog's Giant Leap of Faith The educational toy specialist flunks out again. Naturally, this isn't going to sit well with shareholders. |
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
December 16, 2005
M.D. Mitchell |
Has JAKKS Been Naughty or Nice? JAKKS Pacific, like many companies, carries a certain amount of risk for investors. But has the company been unjustly beaten by Wall Street? |
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
February 26, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
You Don't Know JAKKS JAKKS takes off like one of its flying remote-controlled speedsters. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2003
Christopher Palmeri |
To Really Be a Player, Mattel Needs Hotter Toys Mattel is selling toys, not soap or cornflakes. Good brand management goes only so far in a business that caters to children's whims. Like it or not, the key to success is launching innovative products and promoting the heck out of them. If you don't do it, your competitors will. |
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
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
July 19, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
New Challenges for Mattel? Sales growth is in place, but Mattel loses ground in margins. However, there is still a solid value thesis in place because the company generates plenty of free cash flow. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
LeapFrog Goes Splat Shares of the educational toy maker slip on lower quarterly guidance. |
