Roth Capital Has Positive Outlook for Hasbro Q3 Earnings

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hasbro in a research report issued on Thursday, September 18th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.63 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.53. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating and a $92.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hasbro’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Hasbro’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.82 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.16 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.63 EPS.

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.52. The firm had revenue of $980.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $891.82 million. Hasbro had a positive return on equity of 64.49% and a negative net margin of 13.37%.Hasbro’s quarterly revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.22 earnings per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently issued reports on HAS. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Hasbro from $79.00 to $91.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Hasbro from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $66.00 to $85.00 in a research note on Monday, June 30th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Hasbro from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of Hasbro from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Hasbro from $75.00 to $94.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hasbro currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $86.42.

Hasbro Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of HAS stock opened at $74.15 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $10.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -18.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 0.59. Hasbro has a one year low of $49.00 and a one year high of $82.19. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $78.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $68.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.31, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.32.

Hasbro Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 20th were given a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 20th. Hasbro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -68.97%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Hasbro news, insider Timothy J. Kilpin sold 8,557 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.44, for a total transaction of $696,882.08. Following the transaction, the insider owned 44,301 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,607,873.44. This trade represents a 16.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Christian P. Cocks sold 27,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.92, for a total value of $2,193,976.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 249,861 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,719,030.12. This trade represents a 10.01% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 37,359 shares of company stock worth $2,970,828. Insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hasbro

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HAS. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new position in shares of Hasbro in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $317,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Hasbro by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 14,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $828,000 after purchasing an additional 522 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Hasbro by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 19,054 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,065,000 after purchasing an additional 2,524 shares during the period. Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Hasbro by 13.0% in the 4th quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 12,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $682,000 after purchasing an additional 1,403 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in shares of Hasbro by 67.7% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 868,516 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,560,000 after purchasing an additional 350,596 shares during the period. 91.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Hasbro

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.