Q2 EPS Estimates for Newell Brands Cut by Zacks Research

Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Newell Brands in a report issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Lohia now expects that the company will earn $0.24 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Newell Brands' current full-year earnings is $0.72 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Newell Brands' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.69 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Newell Brands from $7.75 to $4.75 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Newell Brands from $8.00 to $6.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 11th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Newell Brands from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Newell Brands from $6.00 to $5.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Newell Brands from $5.50 to $5.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Newell Brands currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $7.42.

Newell Brands Stock Performance

NASDAQ NWL traded down $0.03 on Monday, reaching $5.36. 353,351 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,267,227. The firm has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 0.92. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $5.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $7.66. Newell Brands has a fifty-two week low of $4.22 and a fifty-two week high of $11.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a current ratio of 1.14.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC lifted 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 worth $144,695,000 after purchasing an additional 10,172,696 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Newell Brands by 401.2% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 10,588,136 shares of the company's stock worth $65,382,000 after purchasing an additional 8,475,385 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted 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 worth $129,249,000 after acquiring an additional 4,273,541 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Newell Brands during the fourth quarter worth about $37,174,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Newell Brands by 21.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 18,089,297 shares of the company's stock valued at $180,172,000 after purchasing an additional 3,188,718 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.50% of the company's stock.

Newell Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.23%. Newell Brands's dividend payout ratio is -47.46%.

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.