Newell Brands (NWL) Competitors

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) and Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability and community ranking.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AWI or NWL?

Armstrong World Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Newell Brands. Newell Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armstrong World Industries, 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
Armstrong World Industries	$1.30B	5.16	$223.80M	$5.67	27.03
Newell Brands	$8.13B	0.45	-$388M	-$0.60	-14.67

Does the media favor AWI or NWL?

In the previous week, Armstrong World Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Newell Brands. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Armstrong World Industries and 12 mentions for Newell Brands. Armstrong World Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Newell Brands' score of 0.84 indicating that Armstrong World Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Armstrong World Industries	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newell Brands	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Newell Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Newell Brands shares are held 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.

Is AWI or NWL a better dividend stock?

Armstrong World Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Newell Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Armstrong World Industries pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Newell Brands pays out -46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Newell Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer AWI or NWL?

Armstrong World Industries currently has a consensus target price of $140.83, indicating a potential downside of 8.12%. Newell Brands has a consensus target price of $8.90, indicating a potential upside of 1.14%. Given Newell Brands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than Armstrong World Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Armstrong World Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Newell Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AWI or NWL?

Armstrong World Industries received 520 more outperform votes than Newell Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.72% of users gave Armstrong World Industries an outperform vote while only 18.02% of users gave Newell Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Armstrong World Industries	Outperform Votes 540 62.72%	Underperform Votes 321 37.28%
Newell Brands	Outperform Votes 20 18.02%	Underperform Votes 91 81.98%

Which has more risk & volatility, AWI or NWL?

Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AWI or NWL more profitable?

Armstrong World Industries has a net margin of 17.95% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -3.22%. Armstrong World Industries' return on equity of 40.67% beat Newell Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Armstrong World Industries	17.95%	40.67%	15.16%
Newell Brands	-3.22%	10.22%	2.58%

Summary

Armstrong World Industries beats Newell Brands on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.