WALD vs. OLPX, ETD, CODI, KODK, YSG, LVWR, HBB, SNBR, COOK, and BRLT
Should you be buying Waldencast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waldencast include Olaplex (OLPX), Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), Compass Diversified (CODI), Eastman Kodak (KODK), Yatsen (YSG), LiveWire Group (LVWR), Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB), Sleep Number (SNBR), Traeger (COOK), and Brilliant Earth Group (BRLT). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.
Waldencast vs.
Olaplex (NASDAQ:OLPX) and Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALD) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.
Olaplex has a net margin of 9.78% compared to Waldencast's net margin of 0.00%. Olaplex's return on equity of 10.50% beat Waldencast's return on equity.
In the previous week, Waldencast had 8 more articles in the media than Olaplex. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Waldencast and 2 mentions for Olaplex. Olaplex's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Waldencast's score of 0.14 indicating that Olaplex is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Waldencast received 1 more outperform votes than Olaplex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 85.71% of users gave Waldencast an outperform vote while only 29.00% of users gave Olaplex an outperform vote.
Olaplex has higher revenue and earnings than Waldencast.
Olaplex currently has a consensus target price of $1.85, suggesting a potential upside of 48.59%. Waldencast has a consensus target price of $5.11, suggesting a potential upside of 134.60%. Given Waldencast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waldencast is more favorable than Olaplex.
Olaplex has a beta of 2.37, indicating that its share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waldencast has a beta of -0.42, indicating that its share price is 142% less volatile than the S&P 500.
87.4% of Olaplex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Waldencast shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Olaplex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Waldencast shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Olaplex beats Waldencast on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WALD) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
