Olaplex (OLPX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MBC or OLPX?

Olaplex received 23 more outperform votes than MasterBrand when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave MasterBrand an outperform vote while only 28.71% of users gave Olaplex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MasterBrand	Outperform Votes 6 66.67%	Underperform Votes 3 33.33%
Olaplex	Outperform Votes 29 28.71%	Underperform Votes 72 71.29%

Which has more volatility & risk, MBC or OLPX?

MasterBrand has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olaplex has a beta of 2.37, indicating that its share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MBC or OLPX?

In the previous week, MasterBrand had 3 more articles in the media than Olaplex. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MasterBrand and 1 mentions for Olaplex. MasterBrand's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Olaplex's score of 1.59 indicating that MasterBrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MasterBrand	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Olaplex	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend MBC or OLPX?

MasterBrand presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.45%. Olaplex has a consensus price target of $1.85, suggesting a potential upside of 48.00%. Given MasterBrand's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MasterBrand is more favorable than Olaplex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MasterBrand	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Olaplex	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is MBC or OLPX more profitable?

Olaplex has a net margin of 9.78% compared to MasterBrand's net margin of 4.66%. MasterBrand's return on equity of 13.89% beat Olaplex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MasterBrand	4.66%	13.89%	6.57%
Olaplex	9.78%	10.50%	5.16%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MBC or OLPX?

87.3% of MasterBrand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Olaplex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of MasterBrand shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Olaplex shares are owned 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.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MBC or OLPX?

MasterBrand has higher revenue and earnings than Olaplex. MasterBrand 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
MasterBrand	$2.72B	0.46	$182M	$0.78	12.78
Olaplex	$420.74M	1.98	$61.59M	$0.02	62.50

Summary

MasterBrand beats Olaplex on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.