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, five hold, and three buy ratings. The average 12-month price target is $6.66, compared with the stock’s recent price of $5.48.
• Newell Brands exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.42 in EPS versus a $0.20 consensus and $1.99 billion in revenue, up 3% year over year. Management guided for $0.18–$0.20 EPS in the third quarter and $0.73–$0.77 for fiscal 2026.
• The company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.07, equivalent to a 5.1% annualized yield. Institutional investors own 92.5% of the stock, while an insider recently sold 100,000 shares.

Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus rating of "Hold" by the ten research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $6.6562.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on NWL. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Newell Brands from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley reissued an "underweight" rating and set a $5.75 price objective on shares of Newell Brands in a report on Thursday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Newell Brands from $5.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings raised Newell Brands from a "sell (d-)" rating to a "sell (d)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 26th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded Newell Brands from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st.

Newell Brands Stock Performance

NASDAQ:NWL opened at $5.48 on Friday. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $5.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.33 billion, a PE ratio of -10.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85. Newell Brands has a twelve month low of $3.07 and a twelve month high of $7.13.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.22. Newell Brands had a positive return on equity of 12.31% and a negative net margin of 3.05%.The firm had revenue of $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.98 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.24 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Newell Brands will post 0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Newell Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 31st were given a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 31st. Newell Brands's dividend payout ratio is -52.83%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Bradford Turner sold 100,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.16, for a total transaction of $616,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 433,398 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,669,731.68. This trade represents a 18.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.64% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Newell Brands

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Newell Brands during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $436,133,000. Pzena Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Newell Brands by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 50,019,553 shares of the company's stock worth $186,073,000 after purchasing an additional 2,375,782 shares during the period. Rubric Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Newell Brands by 17.4% in the first quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 15,257,431 shares of the company's stock worth $52,333,000 after purchasing an additional 2,257,431 shares during the period. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new stake in Newell Brands in the second quarter valued at $36,003,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Newell Brands during the second quarter valued at about $15,135,000. 92.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Newell Brands Company Profile

Newell Brands Inc is a global consumer goods company that designs, manufactures and markets products used in homes, workplaces and outdoor settings. Its portfolio includes well-known brands such as Rubbermaid, Sharpie, Graco, Coleman, Yankee Candle, Elmer's, FoodSaver, Mr. Coffee, Oster and Calphalon.

The company's products span food and home storage, cleaning and organization, writing instruments and arts supplies, baby products, cookware and small kitchen appliances, home fragrance, and outdoor recreation equipment.

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