Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS – Free Report) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital lifted their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hasbro in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, February 21st. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will earn $0.78 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.65. The consensus estimate for Hasbro’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Hasbro’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.55 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.05 EPS.
Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.02 billion. Hasbro had a return on equity of 47.93% and a net margin of 9.32%.
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Hasbro Stock Down 2.2 %
HAS stock opened at $67.56 on Monday. Hasbro has a fifty-two week low of $48.63 and a fifty-two week high of $73.46. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $58.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $64.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.85, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.60. The company has a market capitalization of $9.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.64.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hasbro
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Hasbro by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,358,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $914,599,000 after acquiring an additional 404,527 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hasbro by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,371,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $188,269,000 after buying an additional 59,794 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hasbro by 313.8% during the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 3,200,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,960,000 after buying an additional 2,427,299 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Hasbro by 28.5% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,159,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,649,000 after buying an additional 701,660 shares during the period. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Hasbro by 28,552.6% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,789,613 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,967,000 after buying an additional 2,779,877 shares during the period. 91.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, EVP Matthew Edward Austin sold 1,718 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.06, for a total value of $111,773.08. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 36,828 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,396,029.68. This represents a 4.46 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 0.82% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Hasbro Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be paid a $0.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.14%. Hasbro’s payout ratio is currently 101.82%.
Hasbro Company Profile
Hasbro, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a toy and game company in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Australia, China, and Hong Kong. The company operates through Consumer Products; Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming; Entertainment; and Corporate and Other segments.
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