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Mattel (MAT) shares soared 8% in the last trading session to close at $15.86. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 28.9% loss over the past four weeks.
Following President Trump's announcement to suspend U.S. tariffs on most countries for 90 days, Mattel shares soared, reflecting renewed investor optimism.
This toy maker is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.09 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -80%. Revenues are expected to be $798.77 million, down 1.3% from the year-ago quarter.
Earnings and revenue growth expectations certainly give a good sense of the potential strength in a stock, but empirical research shows that trends in earnings estimate revisions are strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements.
For Mattel, the consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days. And a stock's price usually doesn't keep moving higher in the absence of any trend in earnings estimate revisions. So, make sure to keep an eye on MAT going forward to see if this recent jump can turn into more strength down the road.
The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>>
Mattel is part of the Zacks Toys - Games - Hobbies industry. Hasbro (HAS), another stock in the same industry, closed the last trading session 8.8% higher at $55.18. HAS has returned -19.4% in the past month.
For Hasbro , the consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming report has changed -8.7% over the past month to $0.70. This represents a change of +14.8% from what the company reported a year ago. Hasbro currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
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