e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Competitors $109.16 +3.14 (+2.96%) As of 01:07 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, SN, COTY, ODD, MBC, IMAX, EPC, FOXF, 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), Edgewell Personal Care (EPC), Fox Factory (FOXF), Olaplex (OLPX), and Yatsen (YSG). e.l.f. Beauty vs. Its Competitors Lamb Weston SharkNinja Coty ODDITY Tech MasterBrand IMAX Edgewell Personal Care Fox Factory Olaplex Yatsen Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW) and e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) are both mid-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, LW or ELF? Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LW or ELF more profitable? e.l.f. Beauty has a net margin of 8.53% compared to Lamb Weston's net margin of 5.74%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 27.25% beat e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lamb Weston5.74% 27.25% 6.31% e.l.f. Beauty 8.53%17.98%10.74% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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$6.47B1.09$725.50M$2.5519.51e.l.f. Beauty$1.31B4.72$112.09M$1.9356.56 Do analysts prefer LW or ELF? Lamb Weston currently has a consensus price target of $67.64, suggesting a potential upside of 35.94%. e.l.f. Beauty has a consensus price target of $121.13, suggesting a potential upside of 10.96%. Given Lamb Weston's higher probable 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) 8 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33e.l.f. Beauty 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Does the media refer more to LW or ELF? In the previous week, Lamb Weston had 4 more articles in the media than e.l.f. Beauty. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Lamb Weston and 15 mentions for e.l.f. Beauty. e.l.f. Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Lamb Weston's score of 0.95 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 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive e.l.f. Beauty 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. 0.7% 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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$6.19B$3.29B$15.96B$20.59BDividend YieldN/A2.25%3.13%3.64%P/E Ratio56.4827.7019.5527.28Price / Sales4.7221.1945.8358.91Price / Cash33.8317.5614.7217.88Price / Book8.093.776.034.57Net Income$112.09M$37.65M$686.37M$995.21M7 Day Performance-6.89%-4.11%1.08%-0.58%1 Month Performance-12.67%13.72%2.07%4.52%1 Year Performance-43.75%-17.31%4.98%9.01% e.l.f. Beauty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELFe.l.f. Beauty4.4847 of 5 stars$109.16+3.0%$121.13+11.0%-49.7%$6.19B$1.31B56.48300Positive NewsLWLamb Weston4.7167 of 5 stars$51.71-1.4%$67.73+31.0%-35.3%$7.30B$6.47B20.2910,700SNSharkNinja1.9742 of 5 stars$105.43-1.7%$121.50+15.2%+51.3%$14.86B$5.53B33.353,688Positive NewsCOTYCoty4.3508 of 5 stars$5.02-1.5%$7.80+55.5%-52.0%$4.36B$6.12B-10.4311,791ODDODDITY Tech0.6088 of 5 stars$76.03+0.1%$61.75-18.8%+69.2%$4.24B$647.04M43.63342News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMBCMasterBrand2.7338 of 5 stars$11.37-2.0%$15.00+31.9%-23.9%$1.44B$2.70B14.5713,000IMAXIMAX4.0809 of 5 stars$26.36-3.6%$31.70+20.2%+60.1%$1.42B$352.21M56.09780Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionEPCEdgewell Personal Care3.7137 of 5 stars$24.66+0.2%$33.00+33.8%-33.8%$1.16B$2.25B14.436,700FOXFFox Factory3.4315 of 5 stars$27.45-2.0%$36.43+32.7%-42.9%$1.14B$1.39B-4.564,100Positive NewsOLPXOlaplex2.7675 of 5 stars$1.54-2.8%$1.85+20.5%-8.5%$1.02B$422.67M76.79170Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeYSGYatsen1.2468 of 5 stars$10.14+0.1%N/A+176.2%$933.90M$3.45B-12.061,350High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lamb Weston Alternatives SharkNinja Alternatives Coty Alternatives ODDITY Tech Alternatives MasterBrand Alternatives IMAX Alternatives Edgewell Personal Care Alternatives Fox Factory 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 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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