AZEK (AZEK) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NWL or AZEK?

92.5% of Newell Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of AZEK shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Newell Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of AZEK 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.

Does the media refer more to NWL or AZEK?

In the previous week, AZEK had 7 more articles in the media than Newell Brands. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for AZEK and 12 mentions for Newell Brands. AZEK's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Newell Brands' score of 1.14 indicating that AZEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Newell Brands	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AZEK	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NWL or AZEK?

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
Newell Brands	Outperform Votes 29 21.48%	Underperform Votes 106 78.52%
AZEK	Outperform Votes 85 44.50%	Underperform Votes 106 55.50%

Is NWL or AZEK 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
Newell Brands	-2.85%	9.76%	2.45%
AZEK	9.85%	13.47%	8.29%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	$7.50B	0.30	-$216M	-$0.59	-9.22
AZEK	$1.52B	4.72	$153.38M	$1.02	48.93

Do analysts rate NWL or AZEK?

Newell Brands presently has a consensus target price of $7.42, indicating a potential upside of 36.34%. AZEK has a consensus target price of $53.93, indicating a potential upside of 8.07%. Given Newell Brands' higher probable upside, 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
AZEK	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41

Which has more volatility and risk, NWL or AZEK?

Newell Brands has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AZEK has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AZEK beats Newell Brands on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.