AZEK (AZEK) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to AZEK or NWL?

In the previous week, AZEK had 1 more articles in the media than Newell Brands. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for AZEK and 20 mentions for Newell Brands. AZEK's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Newell Brands' score of 0.20 indicating that AZEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AZEK	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newell Brands	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend AZEK or NWL?

AZEK currently has a consensus price target of $53.53, indicating a potential upside of 7.50%. Newell Brands has a consensus price target of $7.64, indicating a potential upside of 47.75%. Given Newell Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than AZEK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AZEK	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Newell Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AZEK or NWL?

AZEK has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
AZEK	$1.49B	4.81	$153.38M	$0.99	50.30
Newell Brands	$7.58B	0.28	-$216M	-$0.52	-9.94

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

Which has more risk & volatility, AZEK or NWL?

AZEK has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AZEK or NWL?

AZEK received 56 more outperform votes than Newell Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 44.92% of users gave AZEK an outperform vote while only 21.05% of users gave Newell Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AZEK	Outperform Votes 84 44.92%	Underperform Votes 103 55.08%
Newell Brands	Outperform Votes 28 21.05%	Underperform Votes 105 78.95%

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

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

Summary

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