Mattel Inc /De/ (MAT) stock, explained like you're 5

Is Mattel Inc /De/ a small, medium or large cap company?

No. Mattel Inc /De/ is a mid cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 4.8 billion dollars.

Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.

How Mattel Inc /De/ makes money

• Selling products and services people buy when they feel confident, like cars, travel, shopping and dining.
• Online and in store sales.
• Memberships, financing and services around the main product.

What moves MAT stock

• How confident shoppers feel and how much they spend.
• Interest rates, which affect big purchases.
• Prices, costs and competition.

In the news lately

• MAT Dec 2028 20.000 call (MAT281215C00020000) stock historical prices and data (Yahoo Finance UK)
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• Mattel (MAT) Stock Looks About Right After Its 20% Jump (Simply Wall Street)
• MAT Dec 2028 12.000 put (MAT281215P00012000) Stock Historical Prices & Data (Yahoo! Finance Canada)
• MAT Apr 2027 7.000 call (MAT270416C00007000) interactive stock chart (Yahoo Finance UK)

Key terms to know before you follow MAT

• Market cap
• P/E ratio
• EPS (earnings per share)
• Earnings report
• Volatility