Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI) Competitors

Ollie's Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) and Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

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

92.3% of Newell Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ollie's Bargain Outlet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Newell Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to OLLI or NWL?

In the previous week, Ollie's Bargain Outlet had 2 more articles in the media than Newell Brands. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ollie's Bargain Outlet and 9 mentions for Newell Brands. Ollie's Bargain Outlet's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Newell Brands' score of 0.69 indicating that Ollie's Bargain Outlet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newell Brands	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OLLI or NWL?

Ollie's Bargain Outlet received 477 more outperform votes than Newell Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.35% of users gave Ollie's Bargain Outlet an outperform vote while only 20.00% of users gave Newell Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	Outperform Votes 489 66.35%	Underperform Votes 248 33.65%
Newell Brands	Outperform Votes 12 20.00%	Underperform Votes 48 80.00%

Which has better earnings & valuation, OLLI or NWL?

Newell Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Ollie's Bargain Outlet. Newell Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ollie's Bargain Outlet, 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
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	$1.83 billion	1.85	$102.79 million	$1.64	33.27
Newell Brands	$9.46 billion	0.38	$197 million	-$0.29	-30.10

Do analysts rate OLLI or NWL?

Ollie's Bargain Outlet presently has a consensus target price of $62.13, suggesting a potential upside of 13.86%. Newell Brands has a consensus target price of $17.18, suggesting a potential upside of 96.81%. Given Newell Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than Ollie's Bargain Outlet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Newell Brands	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is OLLI or NWL more profitable?

Ollie's Bargain Outlet has a net margin of 5.63% compared to Newell Brands' net margin of -1.31%. Newell Brands' return on equity of 13.59% beat Ollie's Bargain Outlet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ollie's Bargain Outlet	5.63%	7.69%	5.06%
Newell Brands	-1.31%	13.59%	3.56%

Which has more volatility and risk, OLLI or NWL?

Ollie's Bargain Outlet has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ollie's Bargain Outlet beats Newell Brands on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.