Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for Hasbro Earnings

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Hasbro in a research report issued on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $5.03 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $4.78. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hasbro’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hasbro’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.29 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.93 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.74 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Hasbro from $91.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Hasbro from $89.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Wolfe Research upped their target price on Hasbro from $89.00 to $90.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective 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. Finally, DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of Hasbro from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $89.33.

Hasbro Price Performance

HAS stock opened at $77.71 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.80. The stock has a market cap of $10.91 billion, a PE ratio of -19.38, a P/E/G ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.61. Hasbro has a one year low of $49.00 and a one year high of $82.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.65, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 1.42.

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.63 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.35 billion. Hasbro had a positive return on equity of 82.17% and a negative net margin of 12.81%.The company’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.73 EPS.

Hasbro Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 19th will be paid a $0.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 19th. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.6%. Hasbro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -69.83%.

Insider Activity at Hasbro

In other Hasbro news, CEO Christian P. Cocks sold 27,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.92, for a total transaction of $2,193,976.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 249,861 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,719,030.12. The trade was a 10.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Hope F. Cochran sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.24, for a total transaction of $308,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,320,958.48. The trade was a 18.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 40,357 shares of company stock worth $3,199,818 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hasbro

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Hasbro by 128.7% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,981,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $220,089,000 after buying an additional 1,677,962 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Hasbro in the 2nd quarter worth about $123,710,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Hasbro by 95.7% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,259,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $164,831,000 after acquiring an additional 1,105,004 shares in the last quarter. Mane Global Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Hasbro during the 2nd quarter valued at about $77,471,000. Finally, Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in Hasbro during the first quarter worth about $30,347,000. 91.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.