Hasbro, Inc. $HAS Shares Acquired by Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.

Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) by 5,043.5% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,830 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,600 shares during the period. Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Hasbro were worth $1,107,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Hasbro by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 16,976,679 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,392,088,000 after purchasing an additional 453,038 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Hasbro by 2.1% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 6,508,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $480,424,000 after buying an additional 131,678 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hasbro by 47.3% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,357,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,286,000 after buying an additional 1,399,499 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Hasbro by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,661,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $299,700,000 after acquiring an additional 122,592 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Hasbro by 21.9% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,633,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $275,579,000 after acquiring an additional 651,790 shares in the last quarter. 91.83% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hasbro News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Hasbro this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America kept a buy rating on Hasbro while trimming its price target to $105 from $115, which still implies meaningful upside from current levels. Benzinga report on Bank of America price target cut
• Positive Sentiment: BNP Paribas Exane also reduced its target to $114 from $117 but maintained an outperform rating, reinforcing a generally constructive analyst view. Benzinga report on BNP Paribas target cut
• Neutral Sentiment: Hasbro is scheduled to report second-quarter 2026 results on July 21, and recent previews note the company beat consensus by a wide margin in the prior quarter, keeping attention on whether it can deliver another strong print. Zacks earnings preview article
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks Research slightly lowered several forward earnings estimates for Hasbro and reiterated a hold rating, but the cuts were small and do not materially change the outlook. Zacks estimates article
• Negative Sentiment: Earlier this week, Zacks Research downgraded Hasbro from strong-buy to hold, adding some caution around near-term expectations. Zacks downgrade report

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. BNP Paribas Exane cut their target price on Hasbro from $117.00 to $114.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Hasbro from $92.00 to $85.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Hasbro from $115.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Hasbro from $120.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Hasbro from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Hasbro presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $109.71.

Hasbro Stock Performance

Shares of HAS stock opened at $82.09 on Friday. Hasbro, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $69.50 and a fifty-two week high of $106.98. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $85.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.59, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 1.49. The firm has a market cap of $11.61 billion, a P/E ratio of -49.45, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 0.49.

Hasbro (NASDAQ:HAS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.27. Hasbro had a positive return on equity of 174.64% and a negative net margin of 4.62%.The business had revenue of $1 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $969.20 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.04 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 12.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that Hasbro, Inc. will post 6.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hasbro Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were issued a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 1st. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.4%. Hasbro’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -168.67%.

Hasbro Profile

Hasbro, Inc is a global play and entertainment company, known for designing, manufacturing and marketing a diverse portfolio of toys, games and consumer products. Founded in 1923 as Hassenfeld Brothers and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the company has grown into one of the foremost names in the toy industry, with a presence in retail, digital and entertainment channels worldwide.

The company’s brand portfolio features iconic properties such as Monopoly, Play-Doh, Nerf, My Little Pony and Transformers.