Waldencast (WALD) Competitors $1.89 -0.07 (-3.57%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.90 +0.01 (+0.53%) As of 10/17/2025 05:19 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFDA EventsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WALD vs. OLPX, ETD, YSG, CODI, KODK, GPRO, SLSN, PTNM, BRLT, and VIOTShould you be buying Waldencast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waldencast include Olaplex (OLPX), Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), Yatsen (YSG), Compass Diversified (CODI), Eastman Kodak (KODK), GoPro (GPRO), Solesence (SLSN), Pitanium (PTNM), Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT), and Viomi Technology (VIOT). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry. Waldencast vs. Its Competitors Olaplex Ethan Allen Interiors Yatsen Compass Diversified Eastman Kodak GoPro Solesence Pitanium Brilliant Earth Group Viomi Technology Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALD) and Olaplex (NASDAQ:OLPX) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in WALD or OLPX? 42.0% of Waldencast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Olaplex shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Waldencast shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Olaplex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is WALD or OLPX more profitable? Waldencast has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Olaplex's net margin of -0.30%. Olaplex's return on equity of 3.32% beat Waldencast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WaldencastN/A N/A N/A Olaplex -0.30%3.32%1.71% Which has better valuation & earnings, WALD or OLPX? Olaplex has higher revenue and earnings than Waldencast. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaldencast$273.87M0.84-$42.44MN/AN/AOlaplex$423.08M1.94$19.52MN/AN/A Does the media prefer WALD or OLPX? In the previous week, Waldencast had 2 more articles in the media than Olaplex. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Waldencast and 0 mentions for Olaplex. Waldencast's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Olaplex's score of 0.80 indicating that Waldencast is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Waldencast Positive Olaplex Positive Which has more risk and volatility, WALD or OLPX? Waldencast has a beta of -0.39, indicating that its share price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Olaplex has a beta of 2.31, indicating that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer WALD or OLPX? Waldencast presently has a consensus target price of $4.97, indicating a potential upside of 163.04%. Olaplex has a consensus target price of $1.88, indicating a potential upside of 52.44%. Given Waldencast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Waldencast is more favorable than Olaplex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Waldencast 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Olaplex 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryWaldencast and Olaplex tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WALD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WALD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWaldencastCOSMETICS&TLTRS IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$239.27M$3.83B$16.02B$10.49BDividend YieldN/A2.40%3.27%4.80%P/E RatioN/A18.6717.7627.13Price / Sales0.843.1047.11179.85Price / Cash17.8218.8614.5661.22Price / Book0.324.307.226.52Net Income-$42.44M-$103.99M$680.68M$276.93M7 Day Performance1.61%4.10%2.04%1.94%1 Month Performance-9.13%5.01%0.01%2.19%1 Year Performance-44.74%-17.57%-0.87%35.00% Waldencast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WALDWaldencast2.4122 of 5 stars$1.89-3.6%$4.97+163.0%-44.7%$239.27M$273.87M0.00272Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓OLPXOlaplex3.5725 of 5 stars$1.20+2.1%$1.88+56.9%-41.1%$780.48M$422.67M29.25170ETDEthan Allen Interiors3.6372 of 5 stars$27.44+1.8%$30.00+9.3%-11.9%$686.02M$614.65M13.653,211News CoverageInsider TradeYSGYatsen1.5562 of 5 stars$7.69+7.7%N/A+135.8%$670.08M$464.90M-10.121,350News CoverageShort Interest ↓Gap DownCODICompass Diversified3.8054 of 5 stars$8.46+1.3%$26.00+207.5%-66.8%$628.22M$2.20B-6.613,753High Trading VolumeKODKEastman Kodak1.3439 of 5 stars$6.64+4.5%N/A+40.6%$514.35M$1.04B-66.353,900GPROGoPro2.6098 of 5 stars$2.07+4.5%$0.75-63.8%+58.3%$313.20M$801.47M-3.00880Positive NewsGap UpSLSNSolesenceN/A$3.59+0.8%N/AN/A$250.92M$52.35M51.2960PTNMPitaniumN/A$10.39-14.3%N/AN/A$236.37MN/A0.0047News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓BRLTBrilliant Earth Group2.2044 of 5 stars$2.67+25.9%$2.20-17.6%+39.4%$211.48M$422.16M-89.00420News CoverageShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeVIOTViomi Technology2.8793 of 5 stars$3.04+3.8%N/A+87.2%$199.07M$290.30M50.671,470Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OLPX Competitors ETD Competitors YSG Competitors CODI Competitors KODK Competitors GPRO Competitors SLSN Competitors PTNM Competitors BRLT Competitors VIOT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WALD) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAltucher: It Looks Like My Trump prediction is coming trueNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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