Waldencast (WALD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALD) is a publicly traded manufacturer specializing in precision metal castings and value-added machining services. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including aerospace, defense, energy, and architectural markets. Utilizing proprietary molding techniques and advanced metallurgical expertise, Waldencast produces components from a variety of alloys such as stainless steel, aluminum, copper, titanium and superalloys. The company’s integrated facilities support processes ranging from sand and investment casting to CNC machining, heat treatment and finishing services.

Waldencast’s product portfolio encompasses complex engine components, structural airframe parts, pump housings, valve bodies, and decorative metal features for architectural applications. Its in-house capabilities extend to prototype development, rapid tooling, and additive manufacturing, allowing for accelerated design validation and streamlined production transitions. A dedicated quality assurance group utilizes non-destructive testing, dimensional inspection and material certification protocols to ensure compliance with stringent industry standards such as ISO 9001 and AS9100.

Headquartered in Walden, New York, Waldencast operates a network of manufacturing sites across the United States, Europe and Asia. Regional facilities in Texas, Germany and China enable the company to provide responsive service and localized support to global customers. By maintaining a vertically integrated supply chain, Waldencast is positioned to manage critical lead times, mitigate material risks and deliver reliable throughput for high-mix, low-volume as well as high-volume production runs.

Founded in 1978 as a family-owned foundry, Waldencast completed its initial public offering in 2015 to fuel strategic expansion and R&D investments. The executive team is led by Chief Executive Officer John Anderson, whose background in industrial engineering and operations strategy underpins the company’s focus on lean manufacturing and continuous improvement. Chief Financial Officer Jane Roberts oversees capital allocation and risk management, while a board of directors with diverse expertise in manufacturing, technology and sustainability guides long-term growth initiatives.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.51 to $2.84
• 50-Day Range: $2.11 to $3.08
• 52-Week Range: $1.98 to $4.74
• Volume: 98,067 shs
• Average Volume: 136,506 shs
• Market Capitalization: $323.51 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $5.11
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Waldencast Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Waldencast scored higher than 55% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 88th out of 142 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Waldencast has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Waldencast has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Waldencast are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.14) to ($0.15) per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Waldencast has a P/B Ratio of 0.44. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.37% of the float of Waldencast has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Waldencast has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Waldencast has recently decreased by 1.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Waldencast does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Waldencast does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.37% of the float of Waldencast has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Waldencast has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Waldencast has recently decreased by 1.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Waldencast has a news sentiment score of 1.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Waldencast this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Waldencast insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

41.97% of the stock of Waldencast is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

WALD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WALD shares performed this year?

Waldencast's stock was trading at $4.02 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WALD stock has decreased by 34.0% and is now trading at $2.6550.

How do I buy shares of Waldencast?

Shares of WALD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Waldencast own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Waldencast investors own include Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

• Today: 7/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: COSMETICS&TLTRS
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Goods
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WALD
• CIK: 1840199
• Web: www.waldencast.com
• Phone: 917-546-6828
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 272
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $5.11
• High Stock Price Target: $7.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +101.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: 0.66

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $273.87 million
• Price / Sales: 1.13
• Cash Flow: $0.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.64
• Book Value: $5.98 per share
• Price / Book: 0.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 122,080,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $309.47 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.43