Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Hasbro Q1 Earnings

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hasbro in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.03 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.02. Zacks Research currently 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 Q1 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.19 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Hasbro from $85.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Hasbro from $91.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Monness Crespi & Hardt upped their price objective on shares of Hasbro from $80.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Hasbro in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on Hasbro from $88.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $89.33.

Hasbro Stock Performance

Shares of HAS stock opened at $77.71 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $10.91 billion, a PE ratio of -19.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $76.04 and a 200-day moving average of $73.97. 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 has a one year low of $49.00 and a one year high of $82.19.

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

Hasbro Announces Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Hasbro

In related news, insider Timothy J. Kilpin sold 8,557 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the insider directly 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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 transaction, the director owned 17,102 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,320,958.48. This represents a 18.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 40,357 shares of company stock valued at $3,199,818 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Hasbro by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,574,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,223,527,000 after buying an additional 110,433 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Hasbro by 2.1% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,508,052 shares of the company’s stock valued at $480,424,000 after acquiring an additional 131,678 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Hasbro by 128.7% in 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 acquiring an additional 1,677,962 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Hasbro by 30.9% in the 3rd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 2,957,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,338,000 after acquiring an additional 697,836 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of Hasbro by 15.1% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,634,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,505,000 after purchasing an additional 346,637 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.83% of the company’s stock.

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.