Newell Brands (NWL) Competitors

AZEK (NYSE:AZEK) and Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) are both mid-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media favor AZEK or NWL?

In the previous week, AZEK had 5 more articles in the media than Newell Brands. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for AZEK and 5 mentions for Newell Brands. Newell Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat AZEK's score of 0.98 indicating that Newell Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AZEK	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newell Brands	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, AZEK or NWL?

AZEK has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Newell Brands. Newell Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AZEK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AZEK	$1.52B	5.14	$153.38M	$1.02	53.28
Newell Brands	$7.58B	0.32	-$216M	-$0.59	-9.69

Is AZEK or NWL more profitable?

AZEK has a net margin of 9.92% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -3.26%. AZEK's return on equity of 13.87% beat Newell Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AZEK	9.92%	13.87%	8.63%
Newell Brands	-3.26%	9.95%	2.46%

Which has more risk and volatility, AZEK or NWL?

AZEK has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AZEK or NWL?

AZEK currently has a consensus price target of $53.93, indicating a potential downside of 0.77%. Newell Brands has a consensus price target of $7.53, indicating a potential upside of 31.60%. Given Newell Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than AZEK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AZEK	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
Newell Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AZEK or NWL?

97.4% of AZEK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Newell Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of AZEK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Newell Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AZEK beats Newell Brands on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.