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Mattel, Inc.

5/23/2013, 2:25 PM ET

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Tuesday, May 21, 5:40 AM Goldman Sachs lifts its forecasts for the S&P 500 (SPY), as David Kostin and company now say they expect the index to gain 5% by year-end to 1,750, 9% to 1,900 in 2014, and 10% to 2,100 in 2015. The rationale: expectations of above-trend real GDP growth beginning next year (Mr. Evans' "escape velocity" ?) coupled with P/E multiple expansion to 16x. Furthermore, dividends should rise ~30% over the next two years, bolstering the firm's claim that dividend-paying equities (DVY) are one of the only places U.S. investors can look to for income-generation. Some of GS's dividend picks, as listed on MarketWatch: Mattel (MAT), Ford (F), Philip Morris (PM), Walgreen (WAG), Chevron (CVX), U.S. Bancorp (USB), GE, Western Union (WU), Dow Chemical (DOW), and AT&T (T). 11 Comments
Wednesday, April 17, 9:07 AM Shares of Mattel (MAT) move 3.2% higher premarket after the company tops estimates with its Q1 report (I, II). Despite the daunting headlines over the demise of physical toys, to its credit the company saw rousing success with new products from its Monster High and American Girl brands. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Wednesday, April 17, 6:57 AM More on Mattel's (MAT) Q1: The toy company saw revenue gains of 5% Y/Y in North America and 9% internationally. By brands, a strong performance by American Girl helped offset slips with Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Fisher-Price. (PR) Comment! [Consumer, Earnings]
Wednesday, April 17, 6:19 AM Mattel, Inc. (MAT) declares $0.36/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 3.35%. For shareholders of record May 23. Payable June 14. Ex-div date May 21. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, April 17, 6:01 AM Mattel (MAT): Q1 EPS of $0.11 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $995.6M (+7% Y/Y) beats by $9.2M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Wednesday, April 17, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: ABT, ASML, BAC, BK, DGX, DOV, FCFS, HBAN, MAT, PNC, STJ, TXT Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 16, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Wednesday’s open: ABT, ASML, BAC, BK, DGX, DOV, FCFS, HBAN, MAT, PNC, STJ, TXT Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, April 5, 8:28 AM Mattel (MAT) sees a downgrade from KeyBanc to Hold from Buy after shares made a sneaky run to new highs despite being continuously maligned as ill-positioned for the transition of toys to a digital format from physical. SA contributor Travis Giarde considers Mattel a good buy ~$38 on the company's prospects for global growth and its attractive dividend yield. 1 Comment [Consumer]
Friday, February 1, 7:29 AM Mattel, Inc. (MAT) declares $0.36/share quarterly dividend, 16% increase from prior dividend of $0.31. Forward yield 3.82%. For shareholders of record Feb. 22. Payable Mar. 08. Ex-div date Feb. 20. (PR) 1 Comment [Dividends]
Friday, February 1, 7:07 AM More on Mattel's (MAT) Q4: North American gross sales were up 2% Y/Y and International gross sales gained 4%. Gross margin increased 290 bps of net sales during the quarter. By brand, Monster High products saw sales increase 55% and American Girl sales rose 13% to help offset slipping sales for Barbie. The company raises its quarterly dividend up to $0.36 per share. (PR) Comment! [Consumer, Earnings]
Friday, February 1, 6:01 AM Mattel (MAT): Q4 EPS of $1.12 misses by $0.02. Revenue of $2.26B (+5% Y/Y) misses by $0.03B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Friday, February 1, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: AON, BEAM, BEN, BPO, CVX, HCLP, IR, LM, LYB, MAT, MRK, NOV, NS, NWL, PRGO, TSN, WETF, XOM Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, January 31, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: AON, BEAM, BEN, BPO, CVX, HCLP, IR, LM, LYB, MAT, MRK, NOV, NS, NWL, PRGO, TSN, WETF, XOM Comment! [Earnings]
Friday, January 25, 10:17 AM It's no surprise that toy stocks are lower after Hasbro (HAS) issues a dour estimate on its holiday sales. Mattel (MAT), Jakks Pacific (JAKK), and LeapFrog (LF) all trade down, although the move by LeapFrog has some traders hopping about. With its tech focus and aggressive growth track, they argue, LeapFrog shouldn't get lumped into the malaise hitting traditional toy sellers. 3 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
Friday, January 25, 8:24 AM Shares of Mattel (MAT) are on watch after peer Hasbro set a negative tone on the toy sector by preannouncing Q4 earnings. Though Hasbro didn't offer a significant amount of color on holiday sales, consumer demand for physical toys appears to have weakened. MAT -0.3% premarket. 2 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
Friday, January 25, 5:22 AM Mattel (MAT) and MGA Entertainment have drawn the latest round of a ding-dong nine-year dispute over Bratz dolls after a federal appeals court yesterday said Mattel doesn't have to pay MGA $172M in damages for alleged corporate espionage and antitrust behavior. However, judges upheld a ruling that Mattel will have to pay MGA $137M in legal fees for an initial case in which Mattel sued MGA. Comment! [Consumer]