Newell Brands (NWL) Competitors

AZEK (NYSE:AZEK) and Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

Do analysts recommend AZEK or NWL?

AZEK presently has a consensus target price of $53.93, suggesting a potential upside of 8.07%. Newell Brands has a consensus target price of $7.42, suggesting a potential upside of 36.34%. Given Newell Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than AZEK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AZEK	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
Newell Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more volatility & risk, AZEK or NWL?

AZEK has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AZEK or NWL?

97.4% of AZEK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Newell Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of AZEK shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Newell Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AZEK or NWL?

AZEK received 56 more outperform votes than Newell Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 44.50% of users gave AZEK an outperform vote while only 21.48% of users gave Newell Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AZEK	Outperform Votes 85 44.50%	Underperform Votes 106 55.50%
Newell Brands	Outperform Votes 29 21.48%	Underperform Votes 106 78.52%

Is AZEK or NWL more profitable?

AZEK has a net margin of 9.85% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -2.85%. AZEK's return on equity of 13.47% beat Newell Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AZEK	9.85%	13.47%	8.29%
Newell Brands	-2.85%	9.76%	2.45%

Does the media favor AZEK or NWL?

In the previous week, AZEK had 7 more articles in the media than Newell Brands. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for AZEK and 12 mentions for Newell Brands. AZEK's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Newell Brands' score of 1.14 indicating that AZEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AZEK	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newell Brands	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AZEK or NWL?

AZEK has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Newell Brands. Newell Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AZEK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AZEK	$1.52B	4.72	$153.38M	$1.02	48.93
Newell Brands	$7.50B	0.30	-$216M	-$0.59	-9.22

Summary

AZEK beats Newell Brands on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.