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$1.89 -0.07 (-3.57%)
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WALD vs. OLPX, ETD, YSG, CODI, KODK, GPRO, SLSN, PTNM, BRLT, and VIOT

Should 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

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.

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.

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%

Olaplex has higher revenue and earnings than Waldencast.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Waldencast$273.87M0.84-$42.44MN/AN/A
Olaplex$423.08M1.94$19.52MN/AN/A

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

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.

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)
2.57
Olaplex
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Waldencast and Olaplex tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WALD vs. The Competition

MetricWaldencastCOSMETICS&TLTRS IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$239.27M$3.83B$16.02B$10.49B
Dividend YieldN/A2.40%3.27%4.80%
P/E RatioN/A18.6717.7627.13
Price / Sales0.843.1047.11179.85
Price / Cash17.8218.8614.5661.22
Price / Book0.324.307.226.52
Net Income-$42.44M-$103.99M$680.68M$276.93M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WALD
Waldencast
2.4122 of 5 stars
$1.89
-3.6%
$4.97
+163.0%
-44.7%$239.27M$273.87M0.00272Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
OLPX
Olaplex
3.5725 of 5 stars
$1.20
+2.1%
$1.88
+56.9%
-41.1%$780.48M$422.67M29.25170
ETD
Ethan Allen Interiors
3.6372 of 5 stars
$27.44
+1.8%
$30.00
+9.3%
-11.9%$686.02M$614.65M13.653,211News Coverage
Insider Trade
YSG
Yatsen
1.5562 of 5 stars
$7.69
+7.7%
N/A+135.8%$670.08M$464.90M-10.121,350News Coverage
Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
CODI
Compass Diversified
3.8054 of 5 stars
$8.46
+1.3%
$26.00
+207.5%
-66.8%$628.22M$2.20B-6.613,753High Trading Volume
KODK
Eastman Kodak
1.3439 of 5 stars
$6.64
+4.5%
N/A+40.6%$514.35M$1.04B-66.353,900
GPRO
GoPro
2.6098 of 5 stars
$2.07
+4.5%
$0.75
-63.8%
+58.3%$313.20M$801.47M-3.00880Positive News
Gap Up
SLSN
Solesence
N/A$3.59
+0.8%
N/AN/A$250.92M$52.35M51.2960
PTNM
Pitanium
N/A$10.39
-14.3%
N/AN/A$236.37MN/A0.0047News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓
BRLT
Brilliant Earth Group
2.2044 of 5 stars
$2.67
+25.9%
$2.20
-17.6%
+39.4%$211.48M$422.16M-89.00420News Coverage
Short Interest ↓
High Trading Volume
VIOT
Viomi Technology
2.8793 of 5 stars
$3.04
+3.8%
N/A+87.2%$199.07M$290.30M50.671,470Short Interest ↓

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This page (NASDAQ:WALD) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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