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While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.

For momentum investors, upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook take precedent, so they'll want to zero in on the Momentum Style Score. This Score can pinpoint good times to build a position in a stock, using factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates.

Headquartered in El Segundo, CA, Mattel Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of toys. The company's products are sold directly to retailers and wholesalers in most European, Latin American and Asian countries as well as in Australia, Canada and New Zealand through the Mattel Girls & Boys Brands, Fisher-Price Brands, American Girl Brands, and Construction and Arts & Crafts Brands. The products are sold through agents as well as distributors in countries where Mattel has no direct presence.

MAT boasts a Momentum Style Score of A and VGM Score of A, and holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating. Shares of Mattel has seen some interesting price action recently; the stock is up 3.1% over the past one week and up 5.4% over the past four weeks. And in the last one-year period, MAT has gained 6.7%. As for the stock's trading volume, 3,139,911 shares on average were traded over the last 20 days.

A company's earnings performance is important for momentum investors as well. For fiscal 2025, two analysts revised their earnings estimate higher in the last 60 days for MAT, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.02 to $1.64 per share. MAT also boasts an average earnings surprise of 41.2%.

With strong earnings growth, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, investors should think about adding MAT to their portfolios.

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