Waldencast (WALD) Competitors $1.70 -0.08 (-4.49%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.70 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 06:37 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WALD vs. FOXF, YSG, OLPX, LVWR, ETD, KODK, CODI, SLSN, COOK, and HBBShould you be buying Waldencast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waldencast include Fox Factory (FOXF), Yatsen (YSG), Olaplex (OLPX), LiveWire Group (LVWR), Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), Eastman Kodak (KODK), Compass Diversified (CODI), Solesence (SLSN), Traeger (COOK), and Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry. Waldencast vs. Its Competitors Fox Factory Yatsen Olaplex LiveWire Group Ethan Allen Interiors Eastman Kodak Compass Diversified Solesence Traeger Hamilton Beach Brands Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALD) and Fox Factory (NASDAQ:FOXF) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate WALD or FOXF? Waldencast presently has a consensus price target of $5.11, suggesting a potential upside of 200.84%. Fox Factory has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.41%. Given Waldencast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Waldencast is more favorable than Fox Factory.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Waldencast 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Fox Factory 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is WALD or FOXF more profitable? Waldencast has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Fox Factory's net margin of -17.64%. Fox Factory's return on equity of 4.70% beat Waldencast's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WaldencastN/A N/A N/A Fox Factory -17.64%4.70%2.44% Does the media prefer WALD or FOXF? In the previous week, Fox Factory had 2 more articles in the media than Waldencast. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Fox Factory and 3 mentions for Waldencast. Fox Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Waldencast's score of 0.76 indicating that Fox Factory is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Waldencast 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Fox Factory 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, WALD or FOXF? Waldencast has a beta of -0.45, indicating that its share price is 145% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fox Factory has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, WALD or FOXF? Fox Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Waldencast. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWaldencast$273.87M0.76-$42.44MN/AN/AFox Factory$1.42B0.86$6.55M-$5.99-4.89 Do institutionals & insiders believe in WALD or FOXF? 42.0% of Waldencast shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Waldencast shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Fox Factory shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryFox Factory beats Waldencast on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Waldencast News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WALD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$217.30M$3.43B$15.75B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A2.32%3.20%4.09%P/E RatioN/A23.3218.5223.80Price / Sales0.7620.7845.8566.58Price / Cash16.1817.0314.5057.96Price / Book0.283.455.885.55Net Income-$42.44M$37.46M$690.35M$259.03M7 Day Performance-25.44%-10.19%-5.09%-4.59%1 Month Performance-37.50%-19.10%-3.51%4.46%1 Year Performance-40.14%-19.17%0.01%18.03% Waldencast Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WALDWaldencast1.8672 of 5 stars$1.70-4.5%$5.11+200.8%-39.9%$217.30M$273.87M0.00272News CoverageShort Interest ↑FOXFFox Factory1.7737 of 5 stars$26.33+2.1%$36.43+38.4%-40.8%$1.08B$1.39B-4.404,100News CoveragePositive NewsYSGYatsen0.4218 of 5 stars$9.63-4.6%N/A+124.9%$930.49M$464.90M-11.461,350News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeOLPXOlaplex2.8528 of 5 stars$1.39+1.5%$1.88+34.9%-31.4%$912.09M$422.67M69.53170News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownLVWRLiveWire Group0.7369 of 5 stars$3.74-3.2%N/A-54.4%$785.77M$26.63M-8.69220News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeETDEthan Allen Interiors3.2325 of 5 stars$29.10+0.4%$32.00+10.0%-11.0%$736.71M$646.22M12.933,404News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionKODKEastman Kodak1.4571 of 5 stars$6.65-3.1%N/A+17.7%$554.06M$1.04B13.563,900Upcoming EarningsCODICompass Diversified3.4635 of 5 stars$6.37+3.8%$26.00+308.5%-70.5%$461.20M$2.20B-4.973,753High Trading VolumeSLSNSolesenceN/A$4.20+5.3%N/AN/A$279.71M$57.10M105.0360News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownCOOKTraeger2.9839 of 5 stars$1.90+0.8%$2.44+28.6%-35.6%$255.10M$604.07M-8.24880News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHBBHamilton Beach Brands1.9876 of 5 stars$17.56-0.7%N/A-33.0%$242.07M$654.69M7.20700News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FOXF Competitors YSG Competitors OLPX Competitors LVWR Competitors ETD Competitors KODK Competitors CODI Competitors SLSN Competitors COOK Competitors HBB 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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