Newell Brands (NWL) Competitors

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) and AZEK (NYSE:AZEK) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NWL or AZEK?

AZEK has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Newell Brands	$7.71B	0.55	-$388M	-$0.60	-16.87
AZEK	$1.44B	4.95	$153.38M	$1.04	47.99

Is NWL or AZEK more profitable?

AZEK has a net margin of 10.68% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -3.22%. AZEK's return on equity of 12.68% beat Newell Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newell Brands	-3.22%	10.22%	2.58%
AZEK	10.68%	12.68%	7.66%

Does the media refer more to NWL or AZEK?

In the previous week, Newell Brands had 12 more articles in the media than AZEK. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Newell Brands and 8 mentions for AZEK. Newell Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat AZEK's score of 0.44 indicating that Newell Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Newell Brands	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AZEK	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, NWL or AZEK?

Newell Brands has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AZEK has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NWL or AZEK?

AZEK received 58 more outperform votes than Newell Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.13% of users gave AZEK an outperform vote while only 20.34% of users gave Newell Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Newell Brands	Outperform Votes 24 20.34%	Underperform Votes 94 79.66%
AZEK	Outperform Votes 82 47.13%	Underperform Votes 92 52.87%

Do analysts rate NWL or AZEK?

Newell Brands currently has a consensus price target of $10.70, indicating a potential upside of 5.73%. AZEK has a consensus price target of $53.73, indicating a potential upside of 7.67%. Given AZEK's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AZEK is more favorable than Newell Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newell Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
AZEK	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

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

92.5% of Newell Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of AZEK shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Newell Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of AZEK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AZEK beats Newell Brands on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.