Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -0.090–0.060 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.020. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.5 billion-$1.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.6 billion. Newell Brands also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.700-0.760 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Newell Brands from $9.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Newell Brands from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 17th. UBS Group upped their price target on Newell Brands from $9.50 to $10.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Newell Brands from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 16th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on Newell Brands from $13.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.70.

Newell Brands Stock Performance

Shares of NWL stock traded down $2.56 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $7.13. The company had a trading volume of 34,570,605 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,812,937. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.50 and a current ratio of 0.99. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $10.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $8.68. Newell Brands has a one year low of $5.39 and a one year high of $11.78. The firm has a market cap of $2.97 billion, a PE ratio of -11.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.89.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 7th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.02. Newell Brands had a negative net margin of 3.22% and a positive return on equity of 10.22%. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.22 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Newell Brands will post 0.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Newell Brands Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 29th were issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 29th. Newell Brands’s dividend payout ratio is presently -46.67%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Newell Brands news, insider Tracy L. Platt sold 23,343 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.31, for a total transaction of $240,666.33. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

About Newell Brands

Newell Brands Inc engages in the design, manufacture, sourcing, and distribution of consumer and commercial products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Home and Commercial Solutions, Learning and Development, and Outdoor and Recreation. The Commercial Solutions segment provides commercial cleaning and maintenance solution products under the Rubbermaid, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Mapa, and Spontex brands; closet and garage organization products; hygiene systems and material handling solutions; household products, such as kitchen appliances under the Crockpot, Mr.