Hasbro (HAS) closed the most recent trading day at $89.31, moving -1.27% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.43%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.37%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.94%.
Coming into today, shares of the toy maker had gained 10.32% in the past month. In that same time, the Consumer Discretionary sector lost 3.62%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.89%.
The upcoming earnings release of Hasbro will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on February 10, 2026. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.97, up 110.87% from the prior-year quarter. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $1.29 billion, indicating a 16.78% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of $5.01 per share and a revenue of $4.54 billion, signifying shifts of +24.94% and 0%, respectively, from the last year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for Hasbro. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Hasbro presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, Hasbro is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 16.63. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 12.12, so one might conclude that Hasbro is trading at a premium comparatively.
It's also important to note that HAS currently trades at a PEG ratio of 1.62. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Toys - Games - Hobbies industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.92.
The Toys - Games - Hobbies industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 242, putting it in the bottom 2% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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