Contrasting Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) & Sadot Group (NASDAQ:SDOT)

Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) and Sadot Group (NASDAQ:SDOT) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

92.5% of Newell Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.3% of Sadot Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Newell Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Sadot Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Newell Brands and Sadot Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newell Brands	-3.91%	8.89%	2.03%
Sadot Group	-37.82%	-963.54%	-188.85%

Risk & Volatility

Newell Brands has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sadot Group has a beta of -1.58, meaning that its share price is 258% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Newell Brands and Sadot Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newell Brands	2	4	3	0	2.11
Sadot Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Newell Brands currently has a consensus price target of $5.12, indicating a potential downside of 2.01%. Given Newell Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than Sadot Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Newell Brands and Sadot Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Newell Brands	$7.20 billion	0.31	-$285.00 million	($0.67)	-7.81
Sadot Group	$246.90 million	0.07	-$93.39 million	($299.60)	-0.08

Sadot Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Newell Brands. Newell Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sadot Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Newell Brands beats Sadot Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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. Coffee, Oster, and Sunbeam brands; small appliances under the Breville brand name in Europe; food and home storage products under the FoodSaver, Rubbermaid, Ball, and Sistema brands; fresh preserving products; vacuum sealing products; and gourmet cookware, bakeware, and cutlery under the Calphalon brand; and home fragrance products under the WoodWick and Yankee Candle brands. The Learning and Development segment offers writing instruments, including markers and highlighters, pens, and pencils; art products; activity-based products; labeling solutions; and baby gear and infant care products under the Dymo, Elmer's, EXPO, Graco, NUK, Paper Mate, Parker, and Sharpie brands. The Outdoor and Recreation segment provides outdoor and outdoor-related products, inlcuding technical apparel and on-the-go beverageware under the Campingaz, Coleman, Contigo, and Marmot brands. It serves warehouse clubs, department and drug/grocery stores, mass merchants, home centers, commercial products distributors, specialty retailers, office superstores and supply stores, contract stationers, e-commerce retailers, and sporting goods, as well as direct to consumers online, select contract customers, and other professional customers. Newell Brands Inc. was founded in 1903 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Sadot Group

Sadot Group Inc. provides supply chain solutions that address growing food security challenges worldwide. The company is involved in the agri-commodity sourcing and trading operations for food/feed products, such as soybean meal, wheat, and corn; and farm operations, including producing grains and tree crops in Southern Africa. The company is also involved in the food service operations across the United States. The company was formerly known as Muscle Maker Inc. and changed its name to Sadot Group Inc. Sadot Group Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.