Hasbro saw a positive improvement to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating on Monday, rising from 70 to 83.
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While the stock is not near an ideal buy zone right now, it has held up better than many other stocks. Today it is continuing the nice move up that started on Friday. Now we need to see if it manages to form and break out from a proper chart pattern.
Although earnings and sales growth came in at -57% and -10%, respectively, in the latest report, that marked one quarter of improvement for EPS and two for the top line.
Hasbro earns the No. 2 rank among its peers in the Leisure-Toys/Games/Hobby industry group. JAKKS Pacific is also among the group's highest-rated stocks.
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