e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Competitors $124.80 +9.76 (+8.49%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$124.30 -0.51 (-0.41%) As of 06:22 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 Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) and e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. 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 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 Lamb Weston5.54% 27.99% 6.43% e.l.f. Beauty 7.29%16.36%9.89% Which has more risk & volatility, LW or ELF? Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate LW or ELF? Lamb Weston currently has a consensus price target of $65.30, suggesting a potential upside of 15.14%. e.l.f. Beauty has a consensus price target of $123.81, suggesting a potential downside of 0.79%. Given Lamb Weston's higher possible upside, 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30e.l.f. Beauty 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 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$6.45B1.22$357.20M$2.5122.59e.l.f. Beauty$1.31B5.64$112.09M$1.7073.41 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of e.l.f. Beauty 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. Does the media prefer LW or ELF? In the previous week, Lamb Weston had 11 more articles in the media than e.l.f. Beauty. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Lamb Weston and 12 mentions for e.l.f. Beauty. e.l.f. Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Lamb Weston's score of 1.36 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 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive e.l.f. Beauty 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive 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. 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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$7.40B$3.45B$16.10B$21.27BDividend YieldN/A2.16%3.04%3.53%P/E Ratio73.4118.7418.3829.22Price / Sales5.6421.3547.3352.82Price / Cash35.0517.5114.8723.61Price / Book9.203.765.845.36Net Income$112.09M-$103.99M$677.55M$996.59M7 Day Performance3.71%3.82%0.65%3.11%1 Month Performance3.36%-3.85%-2.43%3.23%1 Year Performance-17.50%-11.69%3.63%11.54% e.l.f. Beauty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELFe.l.f. Beauty3.9061 of 5 stars$124.80+8.5%$123.81-0.8%-26.2%$7.40B$1.31B73.41300Positive NewsLWLamb Weston4.5414 of 5 stars$55.92-1.9%$65.30+16.8%-9.3%$7.80B$6.45B22.2910,100News CoveragePositive NewsSNSharkNinja2.2096 of 5 stars$116.43-0.4%$131.86+13.3%+32.8%$16.43B$5.88B31.813,688News CoveragePositive NewsCOTYCoty4.7755 of 5 stars$3.84-2.4%$6.19+61.5%-61.7%$3.34B$5.89B-8.7211,636Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeGap UpODDODDITY Tech1.7199 of 5 stars$59.72-1.3%$74.88+25.4%+58.4%$3.34B$647.04M33.23342Positive NewsMBCMasterBrand2.4301 of 5 stars$13.20-0.2%$15.00+13.7%-19.8%$1.67B$2.70B18.3413,000Positive NewsIMAXIMAX3.1567 of 5 stars$27.58+2.0%$32.80+18.9%+26.5%$1.48B$352.21M45.97780Trending NewsFOXFFox Factory2.1769 of 5 stars$30.21-0.5%$34.86+15.4%-26.1%$1.26B$1.39B-4.994,100EPCEdgewell Personal Care3.7647 of 5 stars$23.55-1.7%$29.29+24.4%-41.8%$1.09B$2.20B17.456,700Positive NewsOLPXOlaplex2.4156 of 5 stars$1.56+11.1%$1.88+20.6%-37.1%$1.04B$422.67M35.00170Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeYSGYatsen0.8755 of 5 stars$9.93-3.0%N/A+210.9%$916.02M$464.90M-13.071,350Earnings Report 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 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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