Waldencast (WALD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Waldencast plc is a global beauty and wellness company that develops, acquires and operates consumer brands across skincare, cosmetics and related personal-care categories. Its portfolio has included Obagi Skincare, a dermatologist-focused skincare brand, and Milk Makeup, a color cosmetics brand known for makeup and skincare products.

The company’s products are designed for distribution through professional, specialty, mass-market and e-commerce channels. Waldencast serves consumers in multiple international markets through retail partners, digital commerce and professional skincare channels, although the availability of individual brands and products can vary by geography.

Waldencast was established as a beauty-focused platform and became a publicly traded company on Nasdaq in 2022 through a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company. Hind Sebti, a former L’Oréal executive, is the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.82 to $0.97
• 50-Day Range: $0.86 to $1.74
• 52-Week Range: $0.72 to $3.22
• Volume: 289,923 shs
• Average Volume: 354,600 shs
• Market Capitalization: $110.53 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $2.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Waldencast Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Waldencast scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 120th out of 167 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Waldencast has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Waldencast has a consensus price target of $2.33, representing about 171.5% upside from its current price of $0.86.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Waldencast has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Waldencast has a P/B Ratio of 0.22. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.17% 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 0.55, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Waldencast has recently increased by 374.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.08

News Sentiment

Waldencast has a news sentiment score of 0.08. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Waldencast this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 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 Insiders

5.90% of the stock of Waldencast is held by insiders.

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.

Company Calendar

• Today: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Personal Care Products
• Sub-Industry: Personal Care Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WALD
• CIK: 1840199
• Web: www.waldencast.com
• Phone: 917-546-6828
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 367
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Waldencast: $2.33
• High Price Target: $3.00
• Low Price Target: $2.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +171.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 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: 0.29
• Current Ratio: 1.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.97

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $272.07 million
• Price / Sales: 0.41
• Cash Flow: $0.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.47
• Book Value: $3.90 per share
• Price / Book: 0.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 128,600,000
• Free Float: 121,014,000
• Market Cap: $110.53 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.15