WALD vs. FOXF, EPC, OLPX, YSG, LVWR, ETD, KODK, CODI, SLSN, and HBB
Should you be buying Waldencast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waldencast include Fox Factory (FOXF), Edgewell Personal Care (EPC), Olaplex (OLPX), Yatsen (YSG), LiveWire Group (LVWR), Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), Eastman Kodak (KODK), Compass Diversified (CODI), Solesence (SLSN), and Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.
Waldencast vs. Its Competitors
Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALD) and Fox Factory (NASDAQ:FOXF) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Waldencast presently has a consensus target price of $5.11, suggesting a potential upside of 101.35%. Fox Factory has a consensus target price of $36.43, suggesting a potential upside of 25.92%. Given Waldencast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Waldencast is more favorable than Fox Factory.
In the previous week, Fox Factory had 1 more articles in the media than Waldencast. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Fox Factory and 2 mentions for Waldencast. Fox Factory's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Waldencast's score of 1.08 indicating that Fox Factory is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Fox Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Waldencast.
Waldencast has a beta of -0.43, suggesting that its share price is 143% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fox Factory has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
42.0% of Waldencast shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Waldencast shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Fox Factory shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Waldencast and Fox Factory 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
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:WALD) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
