Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL) Receives $6.11 Consensus PT from Analysts

Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the ten ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $6.1111.

NWL has been the subject of several analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on Newell Brands from $7.00 to $8.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $5.00 price target on shares of Newell Brands in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Newell Brands in a report on Monday, December 29th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Newell Brands from $4.25 to $4.50 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Newell Brands from $4.25 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pzena Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Newell Brands by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Pzena Investment Management LLC now owns 50,019,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $186,073,000 after acquiring an additional 2,375,782 shares during the period. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Newell Brands by 48.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC now owns 25,985,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,322,000 after purchasing an additional 8,526,698 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Newell Brands by 197.8% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 21,166,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,741,000 after purchasing an additional 14,059,209 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Newell Brands by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 20,765,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $108,809,000 after purchasing an additional 172,854 shares during the period. Finally, Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. boosted its position in Newell Brands by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 18,802,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,946,000 after purchasing an additional 131,796 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 92.50% of the company’s stock.

Newell Brands Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of Newell Brands stock opened at $4.27 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.90, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 0.57. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $4.34 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.49. Newell Brands has a 1 year low of $3.07 and a 1 year high of $7.02. The stock has a market cap of $1.79 billion, a PE ratio of -6.28 and a beta of 0.91.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 6th. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18. The company had revenue of $1.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.88 billion. Newell Brands had a negative net margin of 3.96% and a positive return on equity of 9.17%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.16 earnings per share. Newell Brands has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.120–0.080 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Newell Brands will post 0.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Newell Brands Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.6%. Newell Brands’s dividend payout ratio is -41.18%.

Newell Brands Company Profile

Newell Brands Inc, trading on NASDAQ under the ticker NWL, is a global consumer goods company known for its diverse portfolio of household, commercial, and specialty products. Formed through the merger of Newell Rubbermaid and Jarden Corporation in 2016, the company traces its roots back to Newell Manufacturing, which was founded in 1903. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Newell Brands has built a reputation for widely recognized brands spanning multiple consumer categories.

The company’s business activities are organized across several segments, including writing and creative expression, home solutions, commercial products, and outdoor recreation.