Piper Jaffray Raises Price target on Mattel (MAT) After Disney Savings Help Drive 4Q EPS

Argus Upgrades Mattel Inc. (MAT) Two-Notches to Buy

February 4, 2016 7:23 AM EST

Argus upgraded Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) from Sell to Buy with a price target of $38.00.

The analyst said solid fourth-quarter results support our view that the company is in the early stages of a turnaround.

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Wall Street slides with Exxon, oil; Chipotle dips after close

February 2, 2016 7:25 AM EST

By Caroline Valetkevitch

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday after another steep fall in oil prices and a disappointing spending forecast from Exxon Mobil.

Shares of Exxon (NYSE: XOM) fell 2.2 percent to $74.59 after the oil major reported its smallest quarterly profit in more than a decade, forecast a 25-percent drop in capital spending from 2015 levels and suspended share repurchases.

With Exxon, "not only did the earnings disappoint people, but the fact that they slashed capex so much and they (suspended) their share repurchase program. It's a... More

Stifel Upgrades Mattel Inc. (MAT) to Buy

February 2, 2016 6:40 AM EST

Stifel upgraded Mattel Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) from Hold to Buy with a price target of $33.00.

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Shares of Mattel Inc. closed at $26.76 yesterday.

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After-Hours Stock Movers 02/01: (MAT) (PVH) (GOOGL) Higher; (IDTI) (PDLI) (RCII) Lower (more...)

February 1, 2016 5:41 PM EST

Integrated Device Technology (NASDAQ: IDTI) 15.7% LOWER; reported Q3 EPS of $0.35, in-line with the analyst estimate of $0.35. Revenue for the quarter came in at $177.8 million versus the consensus estimate of $175.41 million.

PDL BioPharma (NASDAQ: PDLI) 14.3% LOWER; cuts dividend

Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII) 9.6% LOWER; reported Q4 EPS of $0.54, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.52. Revenue for the quarter came in at $793.8 million versus the consensus estimate of $807.16 million. Also, declared a... More

Mattel (MAT) Declares $0.38 Quarterly Dividend; 5.7% Yield

February 1, 2016 4:07 PM EST

Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share, or $1.52 annualized.

The dividend will be payable on March 4, 2016, to stockholders of record on February 17, 2016, with an ex-dividend date of February 12, 2016.

The annual yield on the dividend is 5.7 percent.

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Mattel (MAT) Tops Q4 EPS by 6c

February 1, 2016 4:06 PM EST

Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) reported Q4 EPS of $0.67, $0.06 better than the analyst estimate of $0.61. Revenue for the quarter came in at $2 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion.

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Amazon.com (AMZN), Mattel (MAT) Ink Deal for American Girl Content on Prime Video

February 1, 2016 9:07 AM EST

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced it has signed a multi-year, multimillion dollar production deal with American Girl, a premium brand for girls and subsidiary of Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT), to produce four live-action specials and options to produce multiple seasons of episodic content, based on the brands beloved characters. Two of the specials will feature characters from the BeForever franchise and one of the specials will feature characters from Girl of the Year franchise. The first special is scheduled to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in the US,... More

Trading Radar for 2/1: Alphabet (GOOG), Aetna (AET), Sysco (SYY), General Growth (GGP), Mattel (MAT) Report

January 29, 2016 3:39 PM EST

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for the next trading session:

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Aetna (NYSE: AET) - consensus EPS $1.21
Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) - consensus EPS $1.26
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