Newell Brands (NWL) Competitors

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NWL vs. LWLG, SWIM, KRT, FWDI, and DSWL

Should you buy Newell Brands stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Newell Brands with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Newell Brands include Lightwave Logic (LWLG), Latham Group (SWIM), Karat Packaging (KRT), Forward Industries (FWDI), and Deswell Industries (DSWL). These companies are all part of the "rubber and plastic products" industry.

How does Newell Brands compare to Lightwave Logic?

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

Lightwave Logic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Newell Brands. Lightwave Logic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Newell Brands, 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
Lightwave Logic	$240K	8,249.70	-$20.31M	-$0.17	N/A
Newell Brands	$7.20B	0.21	-$285M	-$0.67	N/A

Lightwave Logic has a beta of 3.22, suggesting that its share price is 222% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

27.0% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Newell Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Lightwave Logic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Newell Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Newell Brands has a consensus price target of $4.94, suggesting a potential upside of 35.84%. Given Newell Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than Lightwave Logic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lightwave Logic	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Newell Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

In the previous week, Newell Brands had 17 more articles in the media than Lightwave Logic. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Newell Brands and 1 mentions for Lightwave Logic. Newell Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Lightwave Logic's score of -0.63 indicating that Newell Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lightwave Logic	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Newell Brands	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Newell Brands has a net margin of -3.91% compared to Lightwave Logic's net margin of -9,019.34%. Newell Brands' return on equity of 8.89% beat Lightwave Logic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lightwave Logic	-9,019.34%	-38.79%	-36.18%
Newell Brands	-3.91%	8.89%	2.03%

Summary

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

How does Newell Brands compare to Latham Group?

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) and Latham Group (NASDAQ:SWIM) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Newell Brands currently has a consensus target price of $4.94, suggesting a potential upside of 35.84%. Latham Group has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 43.68%. Given Latham Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Latham Group is more favorable than Newell Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newell Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Latham Group	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

92.5% of Newell Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Latham Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Newell Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Latham Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Newell Brands had 10 more articles in the media than Latham Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Newell Brands and 8 mentions for Latham Group. Latham Group's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Newell Brands' score of 0.48 indicating that Latham Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Newell Brands	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Latham Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Newell Brands has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Latham Group has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the broader market.

Latham Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Newell Brands. Newell Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Latham Group, 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	$7.20B	0.21	-$285M	-$0.67	N/A
Latham Group	$545.91M	1.12	$11.12M	$0.07	74.57

Latham Group has a net margin of 1.55% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -3.91%. Newell Brands' return on equity of 8.89% beat Latham Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newell Brands	-3.91%	8.89%	2.03%
Latham Group	1.55%	2.13%	1.02%

Summary

Latham Group beats Newell Brands on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Newell Brands compare to Karat Packaging?

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) and Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Karat Packaging has a net margin of 6.61% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -3.91%. Karat Packaging's return on equity of 19.87% beat Newell Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newell Brands	-3.91%	8.89%	2.03%
Karat Packaging	6.61%	19.87%	10.59%

Newell Brands presently has a consensus price target of $4.94, suggesting a potential upside of 35.84%. Karat Packaging has a consensus price target of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.64%. Given Newell Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than Karat Packaging.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newell Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Karat Packaging	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Karat Packaging has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Newell Brands. Newell Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Karat Packaging, 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	$7.20B	0.21	-$285M	-$0.67	N/A
Karat Packaging	$467.74M	1.13	$31.48M	$1.58	16.80

92.5% of Newell Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.2% of Karat Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Newell Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.9% of Karat Packaging shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Newell Brands has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Karat Packaging has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Newell Brands had 17 more articles in the media than Karat Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Newell Brands and 1 mentions for Karat Packaging. Newell Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Karat Packaging's score of 0.00 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Karat Packaging	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Newell Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Karat Packaging pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Newell Brands pays out -41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Karat Packaging pays out 113.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Karat Packaging has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Newell Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Newell Brands beats Karat Packaging on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Newell Brands compare to Forward Industries?

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

Forward Industries currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.84%. Newell Brands has a consensus target price of $4.94, suggesting a potential upside of 35.84%. Given Forward Industries' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Forward Industries is more favorable than Newell Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forward Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Newell Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

92.5% of Newell Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Forward Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Newell Brands shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Newell Brands had 17 more articles in the media than Forward Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Newell Brands and 1 mentions for Forward Industries. Newell Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Forward Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Newell Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Forward Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Newell Brands	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Newell Brands has a net margin of -3.91% compared to Forward Industries' net margin of -2,305.12%. Newell Brands' return on equity of 8.89% beat Forward Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forward Industries	-2,305.12%	-21.42%	-20.82%
Newell Brands	-3.91%	8.89%	2.03%

Forward Industries has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

Forward Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Newell Brands. Newell Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forward Industries, 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
Forward Industries	$18.19M	18.80	-$166.97M	-$2.05	N/A
Newell Brands	$7.20B	0.21	-$285M	-$0.67	N/A

Summary

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

How does Newell Brands compare to Deswell Industries?

Deswell Industries (NASDAQ:DSWL) and Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) are both small-cap rubber and plastic products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Deswell Industries has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -3.91%. Newell Brands' return on equity of 8.89% beat Deswell Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deswell Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
Newell Brands	-3.91%	8.89%	2.03%

Deswell Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Newell Brands. Newell Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Deswell Industries, 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
Deswell Industries	$67.61M	0.81	$11.14M	$0.48	7.18
Newell Brands	$7.20B	0.21	-$285M	-$0.67	N/A

Deswell Industries has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

Newell Brands has a consensus target price of $4.94, indicating a potential upside of 35.84%. Given Newell Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than Deswell Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deswell Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Newell Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

In the previous week, Newell Brands had 18 more articles in the media than Deswell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Newell Brands and 0 mentions for Deswell Industries. Newell Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Deswell Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Newell Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Deswell Industries	Neutral
Newell Brands	Neutral

Deswell Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Newell Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Deswell Industries pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Newell Brands pays out -41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Newell Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

92.5% of Newell Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.0% of Deswell Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Newell Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Newell Brands beats Deswell Industries on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NWL vs. The Competition

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Metric	Newell Brands	CONS PD Industry	Staples Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.55B	$30.45B	$16.25B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	7.69%	3.39%	3.51%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	-5.43	71.44	25.72	25.65
Price / Sales	0.21	1.53	47.48	86.31
Price / Cash	1.70	31.99	16.52	56.67
Price / Book	0.66	11.75	5.27	7.14
Net Income	-$285M	$1.33B	$674.03M	$335.98M
7 Day Performance	2.25%	2.17%	1.38%	4.15%
1 Month Performance	-13.95%	-3.35%	-1.67%	2.54%
1 Year Performance	-33.58%	-18.19%	-12.21%	35.06%

Newell Brands Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NWL Newell Brands	4.1656 of 5 stars	$3.64 flat	$4.94 +35.8%	-33.6%	$1.55B	$7.20B	N/A	21,900	Analyst Revision
LWLG Lightwave Logic	0.7406 of 5 stars	$11.59 -15.1%	N/A	+1,123.8%	$2.06B	$240K	N/A	20	Analyst Downgrade Gap Up
SWIM Latham Group	4.3705 of 5 stars	$4.84 +1.7%	$7.50 +55.0%	-10.6%	$558.88M	$545.91M	69.14	1,804
KRT Karat Packaging	3.5758 of 5 stars	$27.46 +2.6%	$31.50 +14.7%	-14.3%	$534.43M	$467.74M	17.38	680	High Trading Volume
FWDI Forward Industries	2.9175 of 5 stars	$4.25 -5.1%	$7.00 +64.7%	N/A	$334.57M	$18.19M	N/A	100

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Newell Brands (NWL) Competitors

NWL vs. LWLG, SWIM, KRT, FWDI, and DSWL

How does Newell Brands compare to Lightwave Logic?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LWLG or NWL?

Which has more risk & volatility, LWLG or NWL?

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

Do analysts rate LWLG or NWL?

Does the media prefer LWLG or NWL?

Is LWLG or NWL more profitable?

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How does Newell Brands compare to Latham Group?

Do analysts rate NWL or SWIM?

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

Does the media refer more to NWL or SWIM?

Which has more volatility & risk, NWL or SWIM?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NWL or SWIM?

Is NWL or SWIM more profitable?

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How does Newell Brands compare to Karat Packaging?

Is NWL or KRT more profitable?

Do analysts rate NWL or KRT?

Which has better earnings & valuation, NWL or KRT?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, NWL or KRT?

Does the media prefer NWL or KRT?

Is NWL or KRT a better dividend stock?

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How does Newell Brands compare to Forward Industries?

Do analysts recommend FWDI or NWL?

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

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Is FWDI or NWL more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, FWDI or NWL?

Which has better valuation & earnings, FWDI or NWL?

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How does Newell Brands compare to Deswell Industries?

Is DSWL or NWL more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DSWL or NWL?

Which has more risk and volatility, DSWL or NWL?

Do analysts prefer DSWL or NWL?

Does the media prefer DSWL or NWL?

Is DSWL or NWL a better dividend stock?

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