e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Competitors $140.95 +2.63 (+1.90%) As of 12:46 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ELF vs. LW, KVUE, SN, COTY, ODD, IMAX, MBC, FOXF, LVWR, and EPCShould 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), Kenvue (KVUE), SharkNinja (SN), Coty (COTY), ODDITY Tech (ODD), IMAX (IMAX), MasterBrand (MBC), Fox Factory (FOXF), LiveWire Group (LVWR), and Edgewell Personal Care (EPC). e.l.f. Beauty vs. Its Competitors Lamb Weston Kenvue SharkNinja Coty ODDITY Tech IMAX MasterBrand Fox Factory LiveWire Group Edgewell Personal Care Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) and e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LW or ELF? 89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lamb Weston shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, LW or ELF? Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LW or ELF? 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 RatioLamb Weston$6.46B1.35$357.20M$2.0929.88e.l.f. Beauty$1.34B6.13$112.09M$1.7081.58 Does the media favor LW or ELF? In the previous week, Lamb Weston had 17 more articles in the media than e.l.f. Beauty. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Lamb Weston and 18 mentions for e.l.f. Beauty. e.l.f. Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Lamb Weston's score of 0.68 indicating that e.l.f. Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lamb Weston 9 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive e.l.f. Beauty 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LW or ELF more profitable? e.l.f. Beauty has a net margin of 7.29% compared to Lamb Weston's net margin of 4.56%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 28.08% beat e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lamb Weston4.56% 28.08% 6.47% e.l.f. Beauty 7.29%16.36%9.89% Do analysts rate LW or ELF? Lamb Weston currently has a consensus price target of $65.70, indicating a potential upside of 5.20%. e.l.f. Beauty has a consensus price target of $134.60, indicating a potential downside of 2.94%. Given Lamb Weston's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Lamb Weston is more favorable than e.l.f. Beauty.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lamb Weston 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31e.l.f. Beauty 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$8.23B$3.48B$15.57B$21.99BDividend YieldN/A2.41%3.20%3.56%P/E Ratio81.5918.9817.6829.82Price / Sales6.132.7448.16102.30Price / Cash41.4018.7814.7418.33Price / Book10.284.217.174.63Net Income$112.09M-$103.99M$680.75M$1.01B7 Day Performance4.51%-0.46%0.79%0.53%1 Month Performance3.43%19.23%0.97%2.73%1 Year Performance36.62%-20.27%-1.67%14.35% e.l.f. Beauty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELFe.l.f. Beauty3.886 of 5 stars$140.95+1.9%$134.60-4.5%+30.6%$8.35B$1.34B82.82300Positive NewsLWLamb Weston4.5337 of 5 stars$55.90+1.2%$65.33+16.9%-7.9%$7.78B$6.45B22.2410,100Earnings ReportKVUEKenvue4.2543 of 5 stars$16.21-1.3%$23.12+42.6%-29.2%$31.04B$15.46B21.8622,000SNSharkNinja3.3929 of 5 stars$106.19+0.3%$131.86+24.2%-14.0%$14.99B$5.53B29.023,688COTYCoty4.7341 of 5 stars$4.03+0.4%$6.06+50.6%-55.1%$3.51B$5.89B-9.1511,636ODDODDITY Tech2.9661 of 5 stars$60.49-0.8%$74.90+23.8%+44.9%$3.38B$647.04M33.60342IMAXIMAX3.4081 of 5 stars$32.26-1.1%$33.70+4.5%+71.1%$1.73B$352.21M53.61780MBCMasterBrand1.1846 of 5 stars$13.50-1.3%$15.00+11.2%-26.4%$1.71B$2.70B18.7313,000FOXFFox Factory3.1851 of 5 stars$24.80-1.4%$33.50+35.1%-40.4%$1.04B$1.39B-4.114,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLVWRLiveWire Group0.0222 of 5 stars$4.62-1.7%N/A-15.8%$941.47M$23.82M-11.55220Gap DownEPCEdgewell Personal Care4.2816 of 5 stars$19.92+0.9%$28.29+42.0%-41.9%$925.72M$2.25B14.766,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lamb Weston Alternatives Kenvue Alternatives SharkNinja Alternatives Coty Alternatives ODDITY Tech Alternatives IMAX Alternatives MasterBrand Alternatives Fox Factory Alternatives LiveWire Group Alternatives Edgewell Personal Care 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 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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