Newell Brands (NWL) Competitors

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

Does the media favor AZEK or NWL?

In the previous week, AZEK had 6 more articles in the media than Newell Brands. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for AZEK and 2 mentions for Newell Brands. Newell Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat AZEK's score of 0.70 indicating that Newell Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AZEK	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newell Brands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AZEK or NWL?

AZEK has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger 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	5.13	$153.38M	$1.02	53.19
Newell Brands	$7.50B	0.32	-$216M	-$0.59	-9.63

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AZEK or NWL?

97.4% of AZEK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Newell Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of AZEK shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Newell Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

Do analysts rate AZEK or NWL?

AZEK currently has a consensus price target of $53.93, indicating a potential downside of 0.58%. Newell Brands has a consensus price target of $7.42, indicating a potential upside of 30.58%. 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

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%

Summary

AZEK beats Newell Brands on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.