Analysts had expected more modest gains by the company following a mixed holiday sales forecast by the NPD Group and weak earnings posted by Mattel. However, that sentiment has shifted following Hasbro's beat. "Despite some shifts to later consumer purchases, we do not view and did not experience the season as different from other years," Brian Goldner, Hasbro's CEO, said during an earnings conference call Monday. He noted that sales of the 11-pack of Disney princess dolls was one of the company's key items for the holidays. Shares of the toy company popped more than 15 percent after it reported earnings of $1.64 a share, excluding items, on $1.63 billion in revenue. Wall Street had expected earnings of $1.27 per share on about $1.5 billion in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters.