Newell Brands (NWL) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, NWL or AZEK?

Newell Brands has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AZEK has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NWL or AZEK more profitable?

AZEK has a net margin of 9.92% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -3.26%. AZEK's return on equity of 13.87% beat Newell Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newell Brands	-3.26%	9.95%	2.46%
AZEK	9.92%	13.87%	8.63%

Does the media prefer NWL or AZEK?

In the previous week, Newell Brands had 7 more articles in the media than AZEK. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Newell Brands and 2 mentions for AZEK. Newell Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat AZEK's score of 0.45 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)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AZEK	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend NWL or AZEK?

Newell Brands currently has a consensus price target of $7.64, indicating a potential upside of 31.48%. AZEK has a consensus price target of $53.93, indicating a potential downside of 0.77%. Given Newell Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than AZEK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newell Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
AZEK	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NWL or AZEK?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NWL or AZEK?

AZEK has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Newell Brands	$7.58B	0.32	-$216M	-$0.59	-9.85
AZEK	$1.52B	5.14	$153.38M	$1.02	53.28

Summary

AZEK beats Newell Brands on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.