5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Hasbro (HAS)

5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Hasbro

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, toy maker Hasbro (Nasdaq: HAS ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Hasbro's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Hasbro facts

Headquarters (Founded)	Pawtucket, R.I. (1923)
Market Cap	$4.5 billion
Industry	Leisure products
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$4.2 billion
Management	CEO Brian Goldner (since 2008) CFO Deborah Thomas (since 2009)
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)	25.6%
Cash/Debt	$207.1 million / $1.4 billion
Dividend Yield	3.5%
Competitors	JAKKS Pacific Mattel

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97% of the 1,966 members who have rated Hasbro believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Earlier this month, one of those bulls, All-Star truthisntstupid, tapped the stock as a solid income opportunity:

Hasbro makes many classic toys: GI Joe, Play-Doh, Tonka Toys, board games under the Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers brands including Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit and dozens more.

At my start price of $32.39, [Hasbro] offered a 3.7% dividend yield with a 39% dividend payout ratio. That dividend is going nowhere but up. ...

It has been on an extended dividend-raising spree for the last couple years. Its 5-year average dividend yield is 2.3%, considerably less than its current yield. ...

Did I look at the debt? When I see a quick ratio of 1.5, a current ratio of 2.3, and interest coverage of 6.3, I've seen enough. All that and a gross margin of 53% tells me their debt isn't likely to interfere with paying and continuing to increase that dividend.

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