AZEK (AZEK) Competitors

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

Is NWL or AZEK more profitable?

AZEK has a net margin of 9.85% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -2.85%. AZEK's return on equity of 13.47% beat Newell Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newell Brands	-2.85%	9.76%	2.45%
AZEK	9.85%	13.47%	8.29%

Does the media refer more to NWL or AZEK?

In the previous week, Newell Brands had 1 more articles in the media than AZEK. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Newell Brands and 7 mentions for AZEK. AZEK's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Newell Brands' score of 0.81 indicating that AZEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Newell Brands	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AZEK	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, NWL or AZEK?

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

Do analysts prefer NWL or AZEK?

Newell Brands currently has a consensus price target of $10.81, suggesting a potential upside of 58.91%. AZEK has a consensus price target of $54.85, suggesting a potential upside of 13.77%. Given Newell Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than AZEK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newell Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
AZEK	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NWL or AZEK?

AZEK has higher revenue and 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	$7.58M	373.37	-$216M	-$0.52	-13.08
AZEK	$1.44B	4.80	$153.38M	$0.99	48.69

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NWL or AZEK?

92.5% of Newell Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of AZEK shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Newell Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of AZEK shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NWL or AZEK?

AZEK received 58 more outperform votes than Newell Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.16% of users gave AZEK an outperform vote while only 20.49% of users gave Newell Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Newell Brands	Outperform Votes 25 20.49%	Underperform Votes 97 79.51%
AZEK	Outperform Votes 83 47.16%	Underperform Votes 93 52.84%

Summary

AZEK beats Newell Brands on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.