Toys

With Christmas a week away, there's still plenty of time to complete some last-minute shopping. Looking for a toy idea? The Toy Insider editor-in-chief Marissa DiBartolo explained the latest toy craze on a Monday Fox Business segment. Baby Shark, Doo Doo Doo The Baby Shark Song Puppet...

Mattel Inc (NASDAQ: MAT) needs to be known as more than just a toy maker and the ultimate success of the company depends on successful expansions into new ventures, company CEO Ynon Kreiz, told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Wednesday. What Mattel Is Doing Beyond Toys Mattel's core product is...

Trying to get a Baby Yoda toy for Christmas? No! Try not. Do. Actually, Do not. There is no try. Because there is no Baby Yoda toy this Christmas. Hasbro Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) confirmed to Vanity Fair that what may be the most-sought toy this holiday season won’t be available until next year....

Toy maker Mattel Inc (NYSE: MAT) decided to change the accounting treatment of an asset instead of fixing a problem and restating earnings, according to The Wall Street Journal. What Happened Mattel executives discovered an accounting error in 2018 related to its ownership of Thomas & Friends,...

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) shares traded lower by more than 15% Tuesday in reaction to a concerning earnings report, but CEO Brian Goldner said the toymaker is in a position to grow in the fourth quarter and beyond. What Happened Hasbro's third quarter was negatively impacted by the U.S.-...

Toy manufacturer Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) reported sharply lower third-quarter earnings, citing tariffs on Chinese products and higher supply chain costs. "The threat and implementation of tariffs negatively impacted our quarterly results," said Brian Goldner, chairman and chief executive...

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) reported third-quarter earnings of $1.84 per share on Tuesday, missing the consensus estimate of $2.21 by 16.74%.  The toymaker posted quarterly sales of $1.58 billion, missing the consensus estimate of $1.72 billion by 8.14%. During the third quarter, Hasbro...

Although the second quarter is a seasonally insignificant one for Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS), the toymaker's solid performance has created strong momentum ahead of the holiday season, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. The Analyst Brett Andress maintained an Overweight rating...

Shares of Funko Inc (NASDAQ: FNKO), the makers of the popular Pop! figures, were up on Friday after DA Davidson initiated coverage of the stock with a Buy rating. The Analyst DA Davidson’s Linda Bolton Weiser started coverage on the toy company with a Buy rating and a $29 price target. The...

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) missed first-quarter EBITDA expectations last week — mainly due to a sharp decline in gross margins — and reduced its full-year EBITDA guidance, according to D.A. Davidson. The Analyst Linda Bolton Weiser maintained a Neutral rating on JAKKS...

Funko Inc (NASDAQ: FNKO) surged more than 6 percent in the week after reporting a first-quarter beat. Its 16-cent bottom-line far surpassed an 8-cent consensus forecast. The hype didn’t seize all investors, though, as one analyst still remains on the sidelines. The Rating BMO Capital Markets...

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) shares were moving higher Monday after BMO Capital Markets upgraded the toymaker.  The Analyst BMO’s Gerrick Johnson upgraded Hasbro from Underperform to Market Perform with a target price lifted from $75 to $88. The Thesis While there’s no change in the...

Expect normal growth to return to the global toy industry later this year, KeyBanc Capital Markets said following check-ins with the industry’s two biggest players, both of which are still dealing with fallout from last year's Toys R Us collapse.  The outlook is more...

Good day, In retrospect, Toys R Us filing for bankruptcy early last year signaled the beginning of the end of traditional brick-and-mortar storefronts that we know of.  Ecommerce has truly taken the U.S. market by storm, consistently showing 20% annual growth over this decade, and consequently...

Toymaker Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) reported Friday with fourth-quarter results that were negatively impacted by the Toys R Us liquidation. During the quarter, net revenue fell 13 percent from last year to $1.39 billion, while full-year revenue fell 12 percent from $4.58 billion. What...