DA Davidson Forecasts Hasbro’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:HAS)

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hasbro in a report issued on Thursday, May 15th. DA Davidson analyst K. Cox forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.80 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $75.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hasbro’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Roth Mkm upped their price target on shares of Hasbro from $68.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $84.00 price target (down from $88.00) on shares of Hasbro in a report on Friday, February 21st. Citigroup raised shares of Hasbro from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $72.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Monness Crespi & Hardt upgraded Hasbro to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Hasbro from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 15th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $79.89.

Hasbro Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HAS opened at $66.47 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.17, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.54. Hasbro has a 52-week low of $49.00 and a 52-week high of $73.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 1.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.85.

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.67 by $0.37. Hasbro had a net margin of 9.32% and a return on equity of 47.93%. The business had revenue of $887.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $770.60 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.61 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Hasbro Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 4th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 21st will be paid a $0.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 21st. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.21%. Hasbro’s dividend payout ratio is currently 92.41%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hasbro

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Parvin Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Hasbro in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in shares of Hasbro by 120.1% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Sentry Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Hasbro in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Hasbro by 130.0% in the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 269 shares during the period. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. grew its stake in Hasbro by 32.1% in the fourth quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.83% of the company’s stock.

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.