Brokers Offer Predictions for Newell Brands FY2025 Earnings

Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL - Free Report) - Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Newell Brands in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.70 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.72. The consensus estimate for Newell Brands' current full-year earnings is $0.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Newell Brands' Q4 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.06. Newell Brands had a negative net margin of 2.85% and a positive return on equity of 9.76%. The firm had revenue of $1.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.54 billion. The company's revenue was down 5.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on shares of Newell Brands from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Newell Brands from $17.00 to $8.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Newell Brands from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. UBS Group reduced their price target on Newell Brands from $5.50 to $5.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on Newell Brands from $8.00 to $6.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $7.42.

Newell Brands Price Performance

Shares of NWL traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $5.36. 3,279,512 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,227,087. Newell Brands has a one year low of $4.22 and a one year high of $11.78. The firm has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.32, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $5.39 and a 200-day moving average of $7.70.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Newell Brands

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Newell Brands by 233.6% during the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 14,527,609 shares of the company's stock valued at $144,695,000 after acquiring an additional 10,172,696 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Newell Brands by 401.2% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,588,136 shares of the company's stock valued at $65,382,000 after purchasing an additional 8,475,385 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings in Newell Brands by 25.8% during the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 20,846,692 shares of the company's stock valued at $129,249,000 after purchasing an additional 4,273,541 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Newell Brands during the fourth quarter valued at about $37,174,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Newell Brands by 21.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 18,089,297 shares of the company's stock worth $180,172,000 after buying an additional 3,188,718 shares in the last quarter. 92.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Newell Brands Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 30th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.23%. Newell Brands's payout ratio is -47.46%.

Newell Brands Company Profile

Newell Brands Inc engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, and distribution of consumer and commercial products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Home and Commercial Solutions, Learning and Development, and Outdoor and Recreation. The Commercial Solutions segment provides commercial cleaning and maintenance solution products under the Rubbermaid, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Mapa, and Spontex brands; closet and garage organization products; hygiene systems and material handling solutions; household products, such as kitchen appliances under the Crockpot, Mr.