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$19.71 0.06 (0.31%)
8/28/2008 4:01 PM

Mattel, Inc. (MAT)

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The Company designs, manufactures and markets variety of toy products worldwide through sales to its customers and directly to consumers.

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What the Community Thinks

Total Members

358 Outperforms
77 Underperforms
 

All-Stars

97 Outperforms
18 Underperforms
 

Wall Street

18 Outperforms
0 Underperforms
 

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Ticker Tags

Mid Cap (670), Toys & Games (17), S&P 500 (479), It's a Boy! (27), Among Most Trustworthy Companies (97)
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Mattel, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $19.71
Last Trade Time: 8/28/2008 4:01 PM
Open: $19.68
Previous Close: $19.65
Daily Range: $19.59 - $19.83
52-Week Range: $16.42 - $24.50
Volume: 3,614,059
Market Cap: $7.08B
P/E Ratio: 14.34
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Top Bull Pitch

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Mattel, Inc. (MAT)

Avatar guy113ca (36.81) Submitted: 11/04/07 11:54 AM

xmas is coming and kids want those toys. buy now and sell before new year

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Mattel, Inc. (MAT)

Avatar TMFMiloBreathed (59.91) Submitted: 8/14/07 12:14 PM

With the lead concerns and large recalls, parents will be skittish, and there's a challenge to find new suppliers (outside of China). But with holiday season coming and the classic toys kids love, business will get a boost. The financials don't look particularly scintillating to me, and there's no i...More

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Avatar natet (< 20) Submitted: 8/26/08 5:46 PM : Outperform Start Price: $19.91 MAT Score: -3.07

why not?

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Avatar coltholt (38.99) Submitted: 8/21/08 3:24 PM : Outperform Start Price: $20.74 MAT Score: -6.63

Should benefit greatly from the upcoming verdict

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Avatar sammimom8 (50.48) Submitted: 8/07/08 1:04 PM : Outperform Start Price: $19.62 MAT Score: 6.04

Kids will be kids and they still talk thier parents into the toys they "need" Mattel will remain strong through many holiday seasons.

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Avatar wilsorc (72.36) Submitted: 7/11/08 9:55 AM : Outperform Start Price: $17.05 MAT Score: 10.80

Whatever?

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Avatar trood2929 (26.61) Submitted: 6/19/08 1:00 PM : Outperform Start Price: $19.17 MAT Score: 5.82

This stock shows a trend in making long term value not yearly input. In other words every few years the toy market booms.

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TrackGaryBSmith 67.14 09/07/07 Outperform 3W $20.57-4.17%-10.87%+6.70
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TrackJimCramer 81.79 11/27/06 Outperform 3W $21.50-8.31%-5.91%-2.39
TrackRyanBeck < 20 10/17/06 Outperform NS $20.43-3.54%-4.51%+0.97
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