Is Mattel, Inc. (MAT) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Mattel, Inc. [MAT] stock is trading at $16.31, up 1.81%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MAT shares have gain 0.37% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.38%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Mattel, Inc. [NASDAQ: MAT] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 05, 2024, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and also revised its price target to $19 from $24. Previously, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on January 17, 2024, and dropped its price target to $19. On January 04, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $20 on the stock. Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $26 on October 20, 2023. Morgan Stanley initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $27 as its price target on September 27, 2023. In a note dated January 03, 2023, Stifel reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and revised its target price from $29 to $26.

Mattel, Inc. [MAT] stock has fluctuated between $15.87 and $22.64 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $27.5 within the next 12 months. Mattel, Inc. [NASDAQ: MAT] shares were valued at $16.31 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 68.61% based on the average MAT price forecast.

Analyzing the MAT fundamentals

Mattel, Inc. [NASDAQ:MAT] reported sales of 5.44B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -0.62%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.13. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.19.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 16.11 points at the first support level, and at 15.92 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 16.41, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 16.52.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Mattel, Inc.’s Current Ratio is 2.49. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.88, while the Cash Ratio is 1.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.03, the price to book ratio is 2.77 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 19.88.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved TOTZKE STEVE, President, Chief Comm Officer, that happened on May 13 ’24 when 45216.0 shares were sold. President, Chief Comm Officer, TOTZKE STEVE completed a deal on May 10 ’24 to sell 4900.0 shares. Meanwhile, President, Chief Comm Officer TOTZKE STEVE sold 23662.0 shares on May 09 ’24.

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