Financial Comparison: Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) versus Yunhong Green CTI (NASDAQ:YHGJ)

Yunhong Green CTI (NASDAQ:YHGJ) and Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Yunhong Green CTI has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newell Brands has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Yunhong Green CTI and Newell Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yunhong Green CTI	-12.84%	-28.77%	-11.01%
Newell Brands	-3.96%	9.17%	2.14%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Yunhong Green CTI and Newell Brands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yunhong Green CTI	$19.70 million	0.39	-$2.53 million	($1.04)	-2.81
Newell Brands	$7.20 billion	0.25	-$285.00 million	($0.68)	-6.22

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.1% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.5% of Newell Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 44.8% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Newell Brands 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Yunhong Green CTI and Newell Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yunhong Green CTI	1	0	0	0	1.00
Newell Brands	1	6	3	0	2.20

Newell Brands has a consensus price target of $4.92, indicating a potential upside of 16.23%. Given Newell Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Newell Brands is more favorable than Yunhong Green CTI.

Summary

Newell Brands beats Yunhong Green CTI on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yunhong Green CTI

Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. develops, produces, distributes, and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It offers novelty products, including foil balloons; latex balloons under the Partyloons name; and toy balloon products, which include punch balls, water bombs, and balloons twisted into shapes, as well as other inflatable toy items. The company also offers packaging films and custom film products for food, and other commercial and packaging applications; and container products, as well as assembles and sells Candy Blossom product line. It primarily serves various retail outlets, including general merchandise stores, discount and drugstore chains, grocery chains, card and gift shops, party goods stores, and florists and balloon decorators. The company sells its products directly, as well as through a network of distributors and wholesalers, retail chains, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Yunhong CTI Ltd. and changed its name to Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. in August 2023. Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Lake Barrington, Illinois.

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.