Newell Brands (NWL) Competitors $5.39 +0.19 (+3.65%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.42 +0.03 (+0.56%) As of 10/3/2025 07:06 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NWL vs. FORD, SWIM, KRT, LWLG, DSWL, NEWH, YHGJ, NCL, OLLI, and RHShould you be buying Newell Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Newell Brands include Forward Industries (FORD), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Deswell Industries (DSWL), NewHydrogen (NEWH), Yunhong Green CTI (YHGJ), Northann (NCL), Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI), and RH (RH). Newell Brands vs. Its Competitors Forward Industries Latham Group Karat Packaging Lightwave Logic Deswell Industries NewHydrogen Yunhong Green CTI Northann Ollie's Bargain Outlet RH Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) and Forward Industries (NASDAQ:FORD) are both rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, NWL or FORD? Newell Brands has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forward Industries has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NWL or FORD? 92.5% of Newell Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Newell Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Forward Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is NWL or FORD more profitable? Newell Brands has a net margin of -3.29% compared to Forward Industries' net margin of -14.52%. Newell Brands' return on equity of 8.48% beat Forward Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Newell Brands-3.29% 8.48% 2.05% Forward Industries -14.52%-1,522.78%-44.33% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NWL or FORD? Forward Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Newell Brands. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNewell Brands$7.58B0.30-$216M-$0.59-9.14Forward Industries$30.19M63.49-$1.95MN/AN/A Does the media refer more to NWL or FORD? In the previous week, Newell Brands and Newell Brands both had 6 articles in the media. Newell Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Forward Industries' score of 0.63 indicating that Newell Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Newell Brands 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Forward Industries 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend NWL or FORD? Newell Brands presently has a consensus price target of $7.44, suggesting a potential upside of 37.99%. Given Newell Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than Forward Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Newell Brands 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Forward Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 SummaryNewell Brands beats Forward Industries on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Newell Brands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NWL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NWL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNewell BrandsCONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.26B$31.88B$15.84B$10.57BDividend Yield5.19%2.70%3.20%4.69%P/E Ratio-9.1438.6818.0526.70Price / Sales0.302.0548.17240.62Price / Cash2.3316.0914.7431.09Price / Book0.828.117.166.57Net Income-$216M$1.23B$680.75M$276.78M7 Day Performance4.26%32.79%7.33%2.42%1 Month Performance-15.65%-3.91%1.98%8.63%1 Year Performance-27.94%17.58%-1.29%31.60% Newell Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NWLNewell Brands4.9269 of 5 stars$5.39+3.7%$7.44+38.0%-27.9%$2.26B$7.58B-9.1423,700News CoveragePositive NewsFORDForward Industries0.4109 of 5 stars$26.51-9.3%N/A+318.8%$2.26B$30.19M0.00100Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSWIMLatham Group1.6368 of 5 stars$7.52flat$7.95+5.7%+11.4%$876.40M$521.83M-62.661,817KRTKarat Packaging4.127 of 5 stars$24.66+0.0%$31.67+28.4%-6.4%$495.49M$442.03M15.51680LWLGLightwave Logic0.383 of 5 stars$3.72+3.9%N/A+67.9%$481.52M$100K-20.6720News CoverageDSWLDeswell Industries1.3852 of 5 stars$3.99+0.5%N/A+58.4%$63.60M$67.61M0.00990News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑NEWHNewHydrogenN/A$0.02-3.3%N/A+321.3%$14.83MN/A0.002Short Interest ↓Gap DownYHGJYunhong Green CTI0.4697 of 5 stars$0.50-5.2%N/A-28.8%$13.19M$17.95M-10.0670News CoverageGap UpNCLNorthann1.1369 of 5 stars$0.12-5.5%N/A-25.3%$11.26M$12.01M-0.5973OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet3.3231 of 5 stars$131.56-0.6%$144.15+9.6%+34.9%$8.07B$2.27B38.1312,800Insider TradeRHRH4.8286 of 5 stars$197.98-2.2%$259.29+31.0%-37.7%$3.71B$3.18B36.876,340Trending NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Forward Industries Competitors Latham Group Competitors Karat Packaging Competitors Lightwave Logic Competitors Deswell Industries Competitors NewHydrogen Competitors Yunhong Green CTI Competitors Northann Competitors Ollie's Bargain Outlet Competitors RH Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NWL) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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