e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Competitors $110.33 +0.49 (+0.45%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$98.73 -11.60 (-10.52%) As of 08:00 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ELF vs. LW, SN, COTY, ODD, MBC, IMAX, FOXF, EPC, OLPX, and YSGShould you be buying e.l.f. Beauty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of e.l.f. Beauty include Lamb Weston (LW), SharkNinja (SN), Coty (COTY), ODDITY Tech (ODD), MasterBrand (MBC), IMAX (IMAX), Fox Factory (FOXF), Edgewell Personal Care (EPC), Olaplex (OLPX), and Yatsen (YSG). e.l.f. Beauty vs. Its Competitors Lamb Weston SharkNinja Coty ODDITY Tech MasterBrand IMAX Fox Factory Edgewell Personal Care Olaplex Yatsen e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) and Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Is ELF or LW more profitable? e.l.f. Beauty has a net margin of 8.53% compared to Lamb Weston's net margin of 5.54%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 27.99% beat e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets e.l.f. Beauty8.53% 17.98% 10.74% Lamb Weston 5.54%27.99%6.43% Does the media favor ELF or LW? In the previous week, e.l.f. Beauty had 15 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for e.l.f. Beauty and 15 mentions for Lamb Weston. Lamb Weston's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat e.l.f. Beauty's score of 1.18 indicating that Lamb Weston is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment e.l.f. Beauty 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lamb Weston 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, ELF or LW? Lamb Weston has higher revenue and earnings than e.l.f. Beauty. Lamb Weston is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than e.l.f. Beauty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioe.l.f. Beauty$1.31B4.77$112.09M$1.9357.17Lamb Weston$6.45B1.11$357.20M$2.5120.51 Do analysts prefer ELF or LW? e.l.f. Beauty presently has a consensus price target of $123.94, indicating a potential upside of 12.33%. Lamb Weston has a consensus price target of $67.40, indicating a potential upside of 30.92%. Given Lamb Weston's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lamb Weston is more favorable than e.l.f. Beauty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score e.l.f. Beauty 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Lamb Weston 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 Do institutionals and insiders believe in ELF or LW? 92.4% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Lamb Weston shares are held by company 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. Which has more risk & volatility, ELF or LW? e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Summarye.l.f. Beauty beats Lamb Weston on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get e.l.f. Beauty News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ELF 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 ELF 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 NYSE 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 ELF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetrice.l.f. BeautyCOSMETICS&TLTRS IndustryStaples SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.23B$3.34B$15.84B$20.65BDividend YieldN/A2.33%3.20%3.66%P/E Ratio57.1723.3918.9029.39Price / Sales4.7720.6545.7962.52Price / Cash33.7815.8814.4023.31Price / Book8.183.525.684.37Net Income$112.09M$37.46M$693.36M$996.36M7 Day Performance-10.63%-4.38%-1.99%-0.17%1 Month Performance-15.62%-17.80%-2.55%-0.70%1 Year Performance-39.95%-18.06%5.93%15.60% e.l.f. Beauty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELFe.l.f. Beauty4.5637 of 5 stars$110.33+0.4%$123.94+12.3%-37.5%$6.23B$1.31B57.17300Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeLWLamb Weston4.7302 of 5 stars$54.82-2.1%$67.40+22.9%-5.8%$7.63B$6.45B21.8210,100Positive NewsSNSharkNinja3.5284 of 5 stars$116.40+3.6%$129.13+10.9%+58.7%$16.39B$5.53B36.773,688Upcoming EarningsCOTYCoty4.4929 of 5 stars$4.76+0.5%$7.80+64.0%-47.9%$4.15B$6.12B-9.9111,791ODDODDITY Tech2.5712 of 5 stars$74.17+3.5%$71.75-3.3%+51.8%$4.14B$703.49M42.59342Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMBCMasterBrand1.7404 of 5 stars$11.26+1.9%$15.00+33.2%-28.2%$1.42B$2.70B14.3813,000News CoverageEarnings ReportGap UpIMAXIMAX3.7851 of 5 stars$25.31+0.4%$32.80+29.6%+21.4%$1.36B$362.48M42.12780FOXFFox Factory1.9003 of 5 stars$29.94+2.2%$35.00+16.9%-28.3%$1.25B$1.39B-5.004,100Positive NewsEPCEdgewell Personal Care3.9553 of 5 stars$24.86-1.2%$33.14+33.3%-45.9%$1.17B$2.25B14.566,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOLPXOlaplex3.2025 of 5 stars$1.39+5.7%$1.88+35.4%-22.7%$915.42M$422.67M68.78170News CoverageUpcoming EarningsYSGYatsen0.8219 of 5 stars$9.12+4.9%N/A+133.6%$840.58M$3.45B-10.851,350 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lamb Weston Alternatives SharkNinja Alternatives Coty Alternatives ODDITY Tech Alternatives MasterBrand Alternatives IMAX Alternatives Fox Factory Alternatives Edgewell Personal Care Alternatives Olaplex Alternatives Yatsen Alternatives 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 (NYSE:ELF) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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