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Party City Pop-Up Toy Stores Could Help Toymakers Stung By Toys 'R' Us Closures
Monday, June 25, 2018 - 3:05pm | 412Party City Holdco Inc (NYSE: PRTY) announced Monday it will open about 50 pop-up toy stores for the holidays to seize the market Toys 'R' Us abandoned. The Street responded to late reports with a 2-percent stock pop, but one analyst said Party City’s foray into toys wasn’t...
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Toys 'R' Us Closures Hurt Hasbro, But There's One 'Point Of Comfort'
Monday, April 23, 2018 - 1:22pm | 388Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) traded notably lower Monday morning in reaction to a disappointing Q1 earnings report, but by the afternoon was trading in positive territory. What Happened Hasbro reported ahead of Monday's open a "terrible" earnings report, Bloomberg's Abigail...
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Jefferies: The Bearish Case For Mattel's Stock No Longer Applies
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 1:26pm | 350Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) isn't out of the woods just yet, as there are multiple risks management needs to address. But the case for being bearish on the stock has come to an end as shares are trading near its fair value, according to Jefferies. The Analyst Jefferies' Stephanie Wissink...
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Barron's Picks And Pans: Alphabet, IAC, Spotify, Under Armour And More
Sunday, April 8, 2018 - 2:07pm | 729This weekend's Barron's shows why Google's parent now stands out among the tech titans. Other featured articles examine a "dot-com hatchery" that is outperforming and why a recent IPO is no lightweight. Also, the prospects for a pair of apparel makers, one out-of-...
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Toys 'R' Us Aftershocks: Stifel Pessimistic On Hasbro, Mattel Ahead Of Q1 Prints
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - 2:14pm | 616Toy makers are on deck to report quarterly earnings, and the reports could draw outsized attention in the wake of the Toys R Us' bankruptcy and liquidation. The Analyst Stifel's Drew Crum maintains a Hold rating on Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS)' stock with a price target...
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Assessing The Toys 'R' Us Liquidation's Impact On Hasbro, Mattel And JAKKS
Sunday, March 25, 2018 - 4:20pm | 434While it didn’t come as a surprise, the Toys R Us bankruptcy was sent toy manufacturers scrambling to recoup potentially significant losses after it was announced that the company will close all of its stores. Earlier this month, BMO Capital Markets analyst Gerrick Johnson told Benzinga that...
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Buy Hasbro As Toys 'R' Us Liquidates, Says KeyBanc Analyst
Thursday, March 22, 2018 - 11:52am | 651Toys R Us' pending liquidation of its U.S. business is a clear overhang for the entire toy sector, and the official announcement of store closures is a negative for near-term earnings, a KeyBanc Capital Markets report said. But shares of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT)...
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Not Just A Toy Story: Market Winners And Losers From The Toys 'R' Us Liquidation
Friday, March 16, 2018 - 10:21am | 711Toys 'R' Us's days as a toy retailer appear to be numbered after the company filed plans for liquidation of its more than 700 domestic stores and over 200 of its Babies 'R' Us stores. Investors are now questioning what impact the closures will have in the overall retail sector...
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Analyst Sees Buy Opportunity In Hasbro As 'Black Panther' Success Should Help Offset Toys 'R' Us Decline
Monday, March 12, 2018 - 3:31pm | 406The success of the "Black Panther" film bodes well for Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS)'s business at a time when the stock is seeing pressure from reports of a potential Toys "R" Us liquidation. The Analyst B Riley FBR's Susan Anderson maintains a Buy rating on Hasbro's...
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Analyst: Toys R Us Closures Could Be Positive Catalyst For Bed Bath & Beyond
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 2:45pm | 423Bankrupt toy store Toys R Us is reportedly looking at closing another 200 stores and lowering its headcount after a poor holiday season. If this is the case, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY)'s children's concept, buybuy BABY, stands to greatly benefit, according to Loop Capital....
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Market Befuddled By Tuesday's Toy Stock Spike
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 - 11:50am | 379Toy stocks began to resettle Wednesday after inexplicable intraday spikes sent Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) up 6.3 percent and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) up 16 percent Tuesday. Even JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK) and Funko Inc (NASDAQ: FNKO) saw marginal pops, leaving analysts baffled. “We...
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Hasbro Vs. Mattel: In A Tough Retail Environment, Which Toymaker Is Stronger?
Thursday, December 21, 2017 - 5:06pm | 609Are investors who want exposure to toymakers better off with Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) or Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS)? The Analyst B. Riley FBR's Susan Anderson initiated coverage of Mattel's stock with a Neutral rating and $15 price target. The analyst also initiated coverage...
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What Toys R Us Store Closures Could Mean For Mattel, Hasbro
Thursday, December 21, 2017 - 2:09pm | 474Toy investors have plenty of reasons to be nervous about their investments, including a reduction in store footprints, mostly from Toys R Us closures. The Analyst UBS' Arpine Kocharyan. The Thesis Toy investors continue to face significant uncertainty as Toys R Us has consistently been an...
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Mattel's Bad Holiday Guidance Plunges Credit Rating To 'Junk'
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 - 4:50pm | 400Struggling toymaker Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) was dealt another blow with credit downgrades from S&P Global and Moody's. The Analyst Jefferies' Stephanie Wissink maintains a Hold rating on Mattel's stock with an unchanged $14 price target. The Thesis S&P's downgrade of...
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Funko Pops: Stock Rises As Analysts Initiate Coverage
Monday, November 27, 2017 - 5:10pm | 797Funko Inc (NASDAQ: FNKO)'s IPO debut is considered to be one of the worst one-day performances in 17 years. Here's what some of Wall Street's top analysts are saying about the stock. Bank Of America: Impressive Growth Bank of America's Rafe Jadrosich initiated coverage of Funko...