WALD vs. CODI, IMAX, FOXF, OLPX, ETD, KODK, LVWR, YSG, HBB, and COOK
Should you be buying Waldencast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waldencast include Compass Diversified (CODI), IMAX (IMAX), Fox Factory (FOXF), Olaplex (OLPX), Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), Eastman Kodak (KODK), LiveWire Group (LVWR), Yatsen (YSG), Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB), and Traeger (COOK). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.
Waldencast vs.
Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALD) and Compass Diversified (NYSE:CODI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Compass Diversified received 320 more outperform votes than Waldencast when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 83.87% of users gave Waldencast an outperform vote while only 58.54% of users gave Compass Diversified an outperform vote.
Compass Diversified has a net margin of 6.24% compared to Waldencast's net margin of 0.00%. Compass Diversified's return on equity of 12.25% beat Waldencast's return on equity.
In the previous week, Waldencast had 2 more articles in the media than Compass Diversified. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Waldencast and 2 mentions for Compass Diversified. Compass Diversified's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Waldencast's score of 0.65 indicating that Compass Diversified is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Waldencast has a beta of -0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 144% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Diversified has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Compass Diversified has higher revenue and earnings than Waldencast.
42.0% of Waldencast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of Compass Diversified shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Waldencast shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Compass Diversified shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Waldencast presently has a consensus target price of $5.40, indicating a potential upside of 98.53%. Compass Diversified has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 97.44%. Given Waldencast's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Waldencast is more favorable than Compass Diversified.
Summary
Compass Diversified beats Waldencast on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WALD) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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