Hasbro Stock Rides An 8-Day Winning Streak To A 21% Gain
Hasbro (HAS) stock has risen for 8 consecutive trading days, gaining 21.4% over that stretch. That added about $3.0 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $16.9 billion. The stock closed at $119.57 on Thursday, October 29, its highest close of the past year.
The Streak Next To The S&P 500
Returns for HAS and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Thursday, October 29 and including dividends:
| Return Period | HAS | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 8 Days (Current Streak) | 21.4% | 0.4% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 36.4% | 1.0% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 28.2% | 3.3% |
| Year To Date | 49.1% | 13.8% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | 58.4% | 13.3% |
How The Streak Compares With The Market
The market explains little of this: the S&P 500 gained 0.4% over the same 8 sessions, including dividends, against Hasbro’s +21.4%. 2 other S&P 500 stocks are currently on winning streaks of 8 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is up 28.2%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 55 sessions of that window it was up 5.6%.
What The Numbers Say About The Rally
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 17.0% over the last twelve months, against a median of 7.4% for S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary stocks; its operating margin is 23.4%, versus a median of 15.1%; and the stock trades at 21.3 times trailing earnings against a median of 19.3. The business gives the rally real support, with revenue growth above the median and margins above the median.
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Streaks End. Discipline Compounds
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