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Mattel (MAT) Showing Bullish Technicals With Resistance At $47.42
Market Intelligence Center  May 22  Comment 
Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) closed Tuesday's trading session at $46.65. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $30.15 and 52-week high of $48.48. Mattel (MAT) stock has been showing support around $45.40 and resistance in the $47.42...
“Better Bend than Break” Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton Before The CFTC Public Meeting On Dodd-Frank Rulemaking, Washington, DC
Mondo Visione  May 16  Comment 
This set of three trading rules—SEF, MAT, and Block—have, to put it mildly, been a long time coming.  What is in front of us today has parts I like, parts I don’t like—that’s what compromise means.  As Churchill said, “The English...
Mattel (MAT) Trading Near $46.08 Support Level
Market Intelligence Center  May 16  Comment 
Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) closed Wednesday's trading session at $46.65. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $30.15 and 52-week high of $48.48. Mattel (MAT) stock has been showing support around $46.08 and resistance in the $47.14...
Mattel (MAT) Showing Support Near $45.59 With 3.14% Dividend Yield
Market Intelligence Center  May 10  Comment 
Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) closed Thursday's trading session at $46.08. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $30.15 and 52-week high of $46.54. Mattel (MAT) stock has been showing support around $45.59 and resistance in the $46.79...
Mattel Inc. buys Ontario-made board game
CANOE.ca  May 2  Comment 
The company that gave the world Barbie and Hot Wheels has snapped up a made-in-Canada board game in a jackpot sale that's spawning a new generation of fun.
Mattel (MAT) Trading Near $45.23 Resistance Level
Market Intelligence Center  Apr 30  Comment 
Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) closed Monday's trading session at $44.81. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $30.15 and 52-week high of $45.37. Mattel (MAT) stock has been showing support around $44.23 and resistance in the $45.23...
HAS
Samurai Trader  Apr 22  Comment 
Last week it was MAT, this week it's HAS, which may be the better of the two. This has a pretty strong price relative line,  especially during this last shallow pullback. It did close well off the high of the day, which may do nothing more than...
Mattel (MAT) Showing Support Near $42.60 With 3.27% Dividend Yield
Market Intelligence Center  Apr 18  Comment 
Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) closed Wednesday's trading session at $43.78. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $30.15 and 52-week high of $45.37. Mattel (MAT) stock has been showing support around $42.60 and resistance in the $45.96...
MAT
Samurai Trader  Apr 17  Comment 
One of the first earnings breakouts of the quarter, MAT is not a good omen for the next few weeks. It gapped up big but sold off like a banshee, forming the dreaded black candle and, worse, closing below the breakout point. Price relative did...




VALUATION
Return on Assets (ROA) ►16.7%AVG
Return on Equity (ROE) ►31.4%AVG
Dividend Yield3.1%VERY HIGH
Price to Earnings (P/E) ►18.1AVG
Price to Book (P/B) ►5.30HIGH
Price to Sales (P/S) ►2.49AVG
EV/EBITDA ►14.5AVG
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Mattel (NYSE: MAT) is the world’s largest toy manufacturer with over $5.9 billion of net sales in 2008.[1] Mattel makes some of the best known brands in the toy industry,... read more
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"Mattel has track record of developing ""hit"" products"

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Mattel is pioneering CSR reporting in the sector

Mattel has started to take a deep look at it's operations with a set of sustainability initiatives. They are addressing the reduction of profit margins through increased petroleum prices by setting energy and transportation efficiency goals. See http://www.mattel.com/about_us/Corp_Responsibility/Mattel_07GCReport.pdf
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Facing hot competition with Wal-Mart Target

The change in retail landscape means that Mattel will have to deal with powerful discount retailers such as Wal-Mart (WMT) and Target (TGT). This, combined with strict inventory control enforced by these retailers are eating away Mattel's margins.
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High oil prices negatively impacting margins

High petroleum prices are likely to hurt Mattel's margins in the near future. The company depends on petroleum based plastic resin as well as transportation. Because of rising costs of commodities like resin, Mattel's manufacturing costs increased... read more
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Products in the toy industry have much shorter life-cycle than before

Products in the toy industry have much shorter life-cycle than before. The industry, as a whole, faces threats from growth in video games.
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