Olaplex (OLPX) Competitors

Olaplex (NASDAQ:OLPX) and IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do analysts rate OLPX or IMAX?

Olaplex presently has a consensus target price of $1.85, suggesting a potential upside of 38.06%. IMAX has a consensus target price of $31.22, suggesting a potential upside of 9.25%. Given Olaplex's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Olaplex is more favorable than IMAX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olaplex	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
IMAX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10

Does the media favor OLPX or IMAX?

In the previous week, IMAX had 9 more articles in the media than Olaplex. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for IMAX and 3 mentions for Olaplex. Olaplex's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat IMAX's score of 0.69 indicating that Olaplex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olaplex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
IMAX	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OLPX or IMAX?

87.4% of Olaplex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of IMAX shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Olaplex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of IMAX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OLPX or IMAX?

IMAX received 1019 more outperform votes than Olaplex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.86% of users gave IMAX an outperform vote while only 28.43% of users gave Olaplex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Olaplex	Outperform Votes 29 28.43%	Underperform Votes 73 71.57%
IMAX	Outperform Votes 1048 77.86%	Underperform Votes 298 22.14%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OLPX or IMAX?

Olaplex has higher revenue and earnings than IMAX. IMAX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Olaplex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Olaplex	$420.74M	2.12	$61.59M	$0.02	67.00
IMAX	$359.75M	4.27	$25.33M	$0.47	60.81

Which has more risk and volatility, OLPX or IMAX?

Olaplex has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IMAX has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OLPX or IMAX more profitable?

Olaplex has a net margin of 9.78% compared to IMAX's net margin of 7.40%. Olaplex's return on equity of 10.50% beat IMAX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olaplex	9.78%	10.50%	5.16%
IMAX	7.40%	8.60%	3.67%

Summary

IMAX beats Olaplex on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.