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barrons3	While our list of attractive dividend payers includes mostly defensive consumer names, Mattel and Meredith are riskier choices. Toy maker Mattel surprised Wall Street with bad fourth-quarter profits, and Meredith, publisher of Better Homes and Gardens and other magazines, has been stung by the drop in print advertising. Meredith doesn't seem too fazed because it recently raised its dividend -- albeit by a penny a share.	Love	February 14, 2009
barrons3	Hold - Price 12 on Feb. 2 by Wedbush Morgan Reducing our target to 13 from 15, reflecting a price/earnings multiple around 9.5 times our 2010E-EPS of $1.36. As we believe '09 earnings will be severely depressed, we use our '10E-EPS, reflecting a more normalized operating environment...Risks to target include a broad consumer slowdown, commodity costs, a prolonged Barbie recovery and uncertain box-office performance of related films. Market cap: $4.3 billion.	Love	February 07, 2009
barrons3	Strong Buy - Price 16.35 on Jan. 6 by Needham & Co. HIT Entertainment has awarded Mattel the rights to sell metal and plastic Thomas toys beginning in 2010. We believe this could add over $50 million in incremental revenue to Mattel's sales in 2010, and should also help EPS modestly. The Thomas license, added to the rights to sell WWE [wrestling] toys beginning in January of 2010, and the likelihood that MAT has the rights to sell toys tied to Disney/Pixar's Toy Story 3 gives MAT an unusually high degree of sales visibility this far out. But MAT faces considerable headwinds from the rise of the U.S. dollar compared with...notably, the euro, the British pound, the Mexican peso, and Australian and Canadian dollars...[which] will likely hamper 2009's growth in sales outside the U.S. Finally, we believe retail toy sales declined by as much as 5% in 4Q08, and that retailers ended the year with higher-than-desired levels of inventory. We are reviewing our estimates in light of these recent developments. Market cap: $5.9 billion.	Love	January 10, 2009
High Dividends	PE of 14	Love	December 11, 2008
High Dividends	5.4%	Love	November 18, 2008
kws2	3.8 Yield on an annual December dividend. PE of only 12.7 and more than 30% off its 52 week high.	Love	March 09, 2008
barrons2	Mattel, may also have a breakout hit. They’re putting together a game called "U Dance". It’s not part of a game system, so there is no dance pad. It simply uses motion detection to teach movement. It’s fun, it’s social, and it retails for under $100 dollars. -- Jeff Macke	Love	February 27, 2008
barrons2	Looking at Mattel (MAT), Hasbro (HAS) and Jakks Pacific (JAKK), Cramer said, "This group is dirt cheap."	Love	February 14, 2008
sarah z	The toy manufacturer, known for its Barbie, Hot Wheels and Fisher-Price brand names, said it will add $500 million to its buyback plan. The El Segundo, Calif-based company initiated its ongoing repurchase plan in February 2003, and since then Mattel has repurchased 104 million shares worth $2 billion. On January 31th, MAT announced positive 2007 financial results. For the quarter, the company reported net income of $328 million, or 89 cents a share, beating last year's fourth quarter net income of $286 million, or 75 cents a share. For the year, the company reported net income of $600 million, or $1.54 per share, surpassing last year's net income of $593 million, or $1.53 per share. An 18% growth in international gross sales picked up the slack for weak domestic sales which were down 3%. "Considering the challenges we faced in 2007, the business performed fairly well, including strong performances from our international business as well as Core Fisher-Price®," said Robert A. Eckert, Chairman and CEO. "The new year not only offers its own set of challenges, including higher costs for commodities, labor and quality testing, but it also offers a new set of opportunities, as we build on the momentum of our international success and introduce a strong line-up of toys based on entertainment properties." Wedbush Morgan analysts maintain their buy rating on MAT and increase their target price to $24 from $20. They note they were pleased to see Mattel's 4Q numbers ahead of estimates with global net sales growing 3.8% to $2.19 billion. Wedbush Morgan raised their 2008 EPS estimates to $1.65 from $1.53 and 2009's EPS estimates to $1.77 from $1.62.	Love	February 06, 2008
gdhthree	people didn't buy toys like they normally have. Their costs are going to escalate next year.	Hate	December 30, 2007
jrauenzahn	A cash cow	Love	December 19, 2007
High Dividends	15%	Love	November 19, 2007
barrons2	"The shares, at about 21, are near their 52-week low. But they could jump to 30 over the next 12 months as the crisis recedes. Caveat: If there's another big recall, all bets are off."	Love	November 03, 2007
JRSYKIND	Mattel MAT 12x forward cash flow 500 million buyback program	Love	September 07, 2007
sarah z	Mattel’s board of directors authorized the company to boost its previous buyback plan by an additional $500 million. Since 2003 buybacks have been a key component to their investment strategy. The company has repurchased 81.4 million shares worth $1.5 billion since the program started. Recently, the company announced its third major toy recall, in fear of lead-tainted toys harming children. They said Tuesday, that 800,000 toys, some of which are the company's best-sellers, will be recalled. Mattel's Chairman and CEO Robert Eckert said, "As a result of our ongoing investigation, we discovered additional affected products. Consequently, several subcontractors are no longer manufacturing Mattel toys. We apologize again to everyone affected and promise that we will continue to focus on ensuring the safety and quality of our toys." Equity research firm Wedbush Morgan believes the recalls represent a buying opportunity. The latest recall is the direct result of rigorous testing and not the result of any incident involving consumers. Due to the nature of the latest recall, an extremely small accessories to larger sets, shows that Mattel has done meticulous testing on even the smallest parts.	Love	September 05, 2007
stockerblog	P/E of 15.34, a PEG of 1.44, and a yield of 3%	Love	September 04, 2007
barrons2	From Barron's 8-19-07: Buy - Price 23.57 on Aug. 14 by Wedbush Morgan Management [said] that costs of [the latest] recall were part of the $30 million reduction in 2Q operating income announced two weeks [earlier]....we do not believe this latest development has any longer-term impact on Mattel's value. We believe the lead paint incident was the result of carelessness on the part of supplier to a factory Mattel will no longer use...Therefore, we believe any [recall-related] weakness in MAT's share price...is an opportunity to buy the stock. Maintaining Buy and 32 target...For 12 months ending mid-'09, we expect EPS of about $1.87, and we expect the shares to reflect a P/E multiple of about 17, similar to its current valuation on forward 12-month EPS. Risks:...higher-than-expected costs, stalled Barbie recovery and greater-than-expected fallout from Fisher-Price recall.	Love	August 18, 2007
stockerblog	P/E of 16.5 and a PEG of 1.48, with a yield of 2.9%.	Love	August 13, 2007
harv	100 shares	Love	July 26, 2007
supratrade	BUY	Love	July 14, 2007
stockerblog	She was the first living person to have a "My Scene Goes Hollywood" doll released by Mattel.	Love	June 29, 2007
moitra	There will always be kids and toys.	Love	June 28, 2007
kevinpatti	Barbie	Love	June 14, 2007
albqirk07	solid company and low in my moving average envelope	Love	April 21, 2007
normep	bought before the holiday looking for increase in price and dividends	Love	April 19, 2007
Lloyd Hargrove	Let's play	Love	April 18, 2007
JOSE LUIS	TRACKING	Love	April 04, 2007
gprenny	cheap@ 12.00	Love	March 29, 2007
ddecremer	Toy industry for diversity. Great earnings/share, P/E, and Forward P/E. Relatively inexpensive stock.	Love	March 17, 2007
lolhi	because it seemed to be good and gains alot!	Love	March 16, 2007