Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL) Receives Consensus Rating of "Hold" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analysts maintain a “Hold” consensus on Newell Brands, with two sell, four hold, three buy and one strong-buy ratings. The average 12-month price target is $6.66.
• Newell Brands exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.42 EPS versus a $0.20 estimate and $1.99 billion in revenue, up 3% year over year. The company guided for fiscal 2026 EPS of $0.73–$0.77.
• Institutional investors own 92.5% of the stock, while insiders sold 111,750 shares over the past 90 days. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07, representing a 4.6% annualized yield.

Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the ten analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $6.6562.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen raised Newell Brands from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Zacks Research raised shares of Newell Brands from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of Newell Brands from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Newell Brands from $4.75 to $5.50 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "underweight" rating and issued a $5.75 target price on shares of Newell Brands in a research note on Thursday, August 6th.

Insider Activity at Newell Brands

In other Newell Brands news, insider Bradford R. Turner sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.16, for a total value of $616,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 433,398 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,669,731.68. This trade represents a 18.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Kristine Kay Malkoski sold 10,850 shares of Newell Brands stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.65, for a total value of $39,602.50. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 111,750 shares of company stock valued at $658,896 in the last 90 days. 1.64% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Newell Brands

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in NWL. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Newell Brands in the second quarter worth about $436,133,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Newell Brands by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 50,019,553 shares of the company's stock valued at $186,073,000 after purchasing an additional 2,375,782 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Newell Brands by 197.8% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 21,166,902 shares of the company's stock valued at $78,741,000 after purchasing an additional 14,059,209 shares during the period. Rubric Capital Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Newell Brands by 17.4% in the 1st quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 15,257,431 shares of the company's stock valued at $52,333,000 after purchasing an additional 2,257,431 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Newell Brands by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 14,615,775 shares of the company's stock valued at $54,371,000 after purchasing an additional 295,001 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.50% of the company's stock.

Newell Brands Stock Down 0.3%

NASDAQ NWL opened at $6.07 on Tuesday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $5.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.60. Newell Brands has a one year low of $3.07 and a one year high of $7.13. The firm has a market cap of $2.59 billion, a PE ratio of -11.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.59.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.22. The firm had revenue of $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.98 billion. Newell Brands had a positive return on equity of 12.31% and a negative net margin of 3.05%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.24 EPS. Newell Brands has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.200 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.730-0.770 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Newell Brands will post 0.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Newell Brands Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be issued a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.6%. Newell Brands's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -52.83%.

About Newell Brands

Newell Brands Inc, trading on NASDAQ under the ticker NWL, is a global consumer goods company known for its diverse portfolio of household, commercial, and specialty products. Formed through the merger of Newell Rubbermaid and Jarden Corporation in 2016, the company traces its roots back to Newell Manufacturing, which was founded in 1903. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Newell Brands has built a reputation for widely recognized brands spanning multiple consumer categories.

The company's business activities are organized across several segments, including writing and creative expression, home solutions, commercial products, and outdoor recreation.

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