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How to buy Mattel shares
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Mattel, Inc (MAT) is a leading leisure business based in the US. Mattel is listed on the NASDAQ and employs 24,000 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
How to buy shares in Mattel
- Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share-dealing table below can help you choose.
- Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
- Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform for stock code: MAT in this case.
- Research Mattel shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your Mattel shares. It's that simple.
What's in this guide?
- Can I buy shares in Mattel?
- Mattel shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is Mattel stock a buy or sell?
- Can I short Mattel shares?
- Is Mattel suitable for ethical investing?
- Are Mattel shares over-valued?
- Mattel's financials
- How volatile are Mattel shares?
- Does Mattel pay a dividend?
- Have Mattel shares ever split?
- Other common questions
Mattel share price
Use our graph to track the performance of MAT stocks over time.Mattel shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-01-23.
| 52-week range | $6.53 - $19.42 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $17.5776 |
| 200-day moving average | $13.5319 |
| Wall St. target price | $17.88 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $-0.783 |
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Is it a good time to buy Mattel stock?
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Is Mattel under- or over-valued?
Valuing Mattel stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Mattel's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Mattel's PEG ratio
Mattel's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.23. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Mattel's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Mattel's EBITDA
Mattel's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $542.8 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Mattel's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Mattel financials
| Revenue TTM | $4.4 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 7.56% |
| Gross profit TTM | $2 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 3.76% |
| Return on equity TTM | -0.87% |
| Profit margin | -0.08% |
| Book value | $1.162 |
| Market capitalisation | $6.4 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
How to short and sell Mattel shares
- Create a CFD or spread betting account.
- Search for the stock code. E.g. "MAT.US"
- Choose your position size.
- Select "sell" rather than "buy".
- Confirm your position and keep tabs on it. You may wish to set limits on your position.
There are currently 10.1 million Mattel shares held short by investors – that's known as Mattel's "short interest". This figure is 2.2% up from 9.9 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Mattel shares can be evaluated.
Mattel's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Mattel's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Mattel shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Mattel shares traded daily (recently around 2.9 million). Mattel's SIR currently stands at 3.48. In other words for every 100,000 Mattel shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3480 shares are currently held short.
However Mattel's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Mattel shares, or, against the total number of tradable Mattel shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Mattel's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Mattel shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0557% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Mattel shares, roughly 56 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Mattel.
Find out more about how you can short Mattel stock.
Mattel's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Mattel.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Mattel's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 12.07
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Mattel's overall score of 12.07 (as at 01/01/2019) is excellent – landing it in it in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Mattel is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Mattel's environmental score
Environmental score: 1.43/100
Mattel's environmental score of 1.43 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Mattel is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Mattel's social score
Social score: 8.71/100
Mattel's social score of 8.71 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Mattel is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Mattel's governance score
Governance score: 3.79/100
Mattel's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Mattel is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Mattel's controversy score
Controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. A high-profile company, Mattel scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Mattel hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Mattel, Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 12.07 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 6.32 |
| Environmental score | 1.43 |
| Environmental score percentile | 2 |
| Social score | 8.71 |
| Social score percentile | 2 |
| Governance score | 3.79 |
| Governance score percentile | 2 |
| Level of controversy | 3 |
Mattel share dividends
We're not expecting Mattel to pay a dividend over the next 12 months. However, you can browse other dividend-paying shares in our guide.
Have Mattel's shares ever split?
Mattel's shares were split on a 5:4 basis on 4 March 1996. So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Mattel shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 20% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Mattel shares which in turn could have impacted Mattel's share price.
Mattel share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Mattel's shares have ranged in value from as little as $6.53 up to $19.42. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Mattel's is 1.4233. This would suggest that Mattel's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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Mattel overview
Mattel, Inc., a children's entertainment company, designs and produces toys and consumer products worldwide. The company operates through North America, International, and American Girl segments. It offers dolls and accessories, as well as content, gaming, and lifestyle products for children under the Barbie, Enchantimals, and Polly Pocket brands; dolls and books under the American Girl brand name; diecast cars, tracks, playsets, and play products for kids, adults, and collectors under the Hot Wheels brand name; and infant, toddler, and preschool products comprising content, toys, live events, and other lifestyle products under the Fisher-Price and Thomas & Friends, Power wheels, Fireman Sam, and Shimmer and Shine brands. The company also provides action figures, building sets, and games under the MEGA, UNO, Toy Story (Disney Pixar), Jurassic World (NBCUniversal), and WWE brands; and licensor partner brands, including Disney, WWE, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros. Consumer Products, NBCUniversal, and Microsoft. It sells its products directly to consumers through its catalog, Website, and proprietary retail stores; retailers, including discount and free-standing toy stores, chain stores, department stores, and other retail outlets; and wholesalers, as well as through agents and distributors. Mattel, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.
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