Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) Releases Earnings Results, Hits Estimates

Key Points

• Newell Brands reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.24, matching analysts' expectations, despite a revenue decline of 4.8% year-over-year to $1.94 billion.
• The company has updated its full-year 2025 EPS guidance to a range of 0.660-0.70 and the third quarter 2025 guidance to 0.160-0.19.
• Newell Brands experienced a significant stock drop of 15.8% during trading, with shares now priced at $4.73 and an average target price set at $7.81 by analysts.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL - Get Free Report) posted its earnings results on Friday. The company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24, Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $1.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.95 billion. Newell Brands had a negative net margin of 3.26% and a positive return on equity of 9.95%. The company's revenue was down 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.36 EPS. Newell Brands updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.660-0.70 EPS and its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.160-0.19 EPS.

Newell Brands Trading Down 15.8%

NWL stock traded down $0.89 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $4.73. 23,419,057 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,156,085. The company has a market capitalization of $1.97 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.06 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.54. Newell Brands has a fifty-two week low of $4.22 and a fifty-two week high of $11.78. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $5.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.32.

Newell Brands Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 30th were given a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. Newell Brands's payout ratio is -47.46%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on NWL. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Newell Brands from $17.00 to $8.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Newell Brands from $7.00 to $8.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Newell Brands from $5.00 to $6.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and set a $6.00 target price (up from $5.00) on shares of Newell Brands in a report on Tuesday, July 15th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on shares of Newell Brands from $12.00 to $11.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $7.81.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NWL. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in shares of Newell Brands by 47.0% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 63,846 shares of the company's stock worth $396,000 after purchasing an additional 20,406 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Newell Brands during the first quarter worth $1,326,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Newell Brands by 47.3% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 563,984 shares of the company's stock worth $3,497,000 after purchasing an additional 181,113 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of Newell Brands by 29.2% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 775,131 shares of the company's stock worth $4,800,000 after purchasing an additional 175,178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in shares of Newell Brands by 13.4% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,302,018 shares of the company's stock worth $8,073,000 after purchasing an additional 153,658 shares in the last quarter. 92.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Newell Brands

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.

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