Zacks Research Predicts Hasbro’s Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:HAS)

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hasbro in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.64 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Hasbro’s current full-year earnings is $4.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hasbro’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.67 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.70 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.12 EPS.

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.02 billion. Hasbro had a return on equity of 47.93% and a net margin of 9.32%.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on HAS. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $84.00 target price (down from $88.00) on shares of Hasbro in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on shares of Hasbro from $82.00 to $77.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Roth Mkm upped their price target on shares of Hasbro from $68.00 to $82.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 21st. Finally, DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Hasbro from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $80.22.

Hasbro Price Performance

NASDAQ HAS opened at $59.96 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.85, a current ratio of 1.60 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $60.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $63.88. Hasbro has a 1 year low of $53.33 and a 1 year high of $73.46. The company has a market cap of $8.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.80, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 0.51.

Hasbro Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 3rd. Hasbro’s payout ratio is currently 101.82%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HAS. Parvin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Hasbro in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Hasbro by 120.1% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new position in Hasbro in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. purchased a new position in Hasbro in the 3rd quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan purchased a new position in Hasbro in the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. 91.83% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hasbro Company Profile

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.