e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Competitors

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ELF vs. LW, COTY, IMAX, OLPX, and KODK

Should you buy e.l.f. Beauty stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares e.l.f. Beauty with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with e.l.f. Beauty include Lamb Weston (LW), Coty (COTY), IMAX (IMAX), Olaplex (OLPX), and Eastman Kodak (KODK).

How does e.l.f. Beauty compare to Lamb Weston?

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 institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Lamb Weston presently has a consensus target price of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.84%. e.l.f. Beauty has a consensus target price of $88.38, suggesting a potential upside of 66.79%. Given e.l.f. Beauty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe e.l.f. Beauty is more favorable than Lamb Weston.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lamb Weston	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15
e.l.f. Beauty	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

89.6% of Lamb Weston shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lamb Weston shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lamb Weston	$6.45B	0.92	$357.20M	$2.14	20.06
e.l.f. Beauty	$1.64B	1.91	$112.09M	$1.77	29.94

Lamb Weston has a net margin of 4.61% compared to e.l.f. Beauty's net margin of 1.61%. Lamb Weston's return on equity of 23.77% beat e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lamb Weston	4.61%	23.77%	5.76%
e.l.f. Beauty	1.61%	11.28%	5.88%

In the previous week, e.l.f. Beauty had 36 more articles in the media than Lamb Weston. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for e.l.f. Beauty and 8 mentions for Lamb Weston. e.l.f. Beauty's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Lamb Weston's score of 0.76 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
e.l.f. Beauty	28 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

e.l.f. Beauty beats Lamb Weston on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does e.l.f. Beauty compare to Coty?

Coty (NYSE:COTY) and e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

e.l.f. Beauty has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Coty. Coty 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coty	$5.89B	0.30	-$367.90M	-$0.62	N/A
e.l.f. Beauty	$1.64B	1.91	$112.09M	$1.77	29.94

42.4% of Coty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Coty 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

e.l.f. Beauty has a net margin of 1.61% compared to Coty's net margin of -9.20%. e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity of 11.28% beat Coty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coty	-9.20%	4.59%	1.47%
e.l.f. Beauty	1.61%	11.28%	5.88%

Coty presently has a consensus target price of $3.70, indicating a potential upside of 86.58%. e.l.f. Beauty has a consensus target price of $88.38, indicating a potential upside of 66.79%. Given Coty's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Coty is more favorable than e.l.f. Beauty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coty	3 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
e.l.f. Beauty	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Coty has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Coty had 6 more articles in the media than e.l.f. Beauty. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Coty and 44 mentions for e.l.f. Beauty. e.l.f. Beauty's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Coty's score of 0.05 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
Coty	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	30 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
e.l.f. Beauty	28 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

e.l.f. Beauty beats Coty on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does e.l.f. Beauty compare to IMAX?

IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) and e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) are both consumer goods companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

e.l.f. Beauty has higher revenue and earnings than IMAX. e.l.f. Beauty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IMAX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IMAX	$410.21M	4.54	$34.88M	$0.65	52.06
e.l.f. Beauty	$1.64B	1.91	$112.09M	$1.77	29.94

93.5% of IMAX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of IMAX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

IMAX has a net margin of 9.08% compared to e.l.f. Beauty's net margin of 1.61%. IMAX's return on equity of 13.61% beat e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IMAX	9.08%	13.61%	6.51%
e.l.f. Beauty	1.61%	11.28%	5.88%

In the previous week, e.l.f. Beauty had 29 more articles in the media than IMAX. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for e.l.f. Beauty and 15 mentions for IMAX. e.l.f. Beauty's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat IMAX's score of 0.19 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
IMAX	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
e.l.f. Beauty	28 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

IMAX has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the broader market.

IMAX currently has a consensus price target of $44.89, indicating a potential upside of 32.67%. e.l.f. Beauty has a consensus price target of $88.38, indicating a potential upside of 66.79%. Given e.l.f. Beauty's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe e.l.f. Beauty is more favorable than IMAX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IMAX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
e.l.f. Beauty	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

IMAX and e.l.f. Beauty tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does e.l.f. Beauty compare to Olaplex?

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) and Olaplex (NASDAQ:OLPX) are both consumer goods companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

In the previous week, e.l.f. Beauty had 43 more articles in the media than Olaplex. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for e.l.f. Beauty and 1 mentions for Olaplex. Olaplex's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat e.l.f. Beauty's score of 0.94 indicating that Olaplex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
e.l.f. Beauty	28 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Olaplex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

92.4% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Olaplex shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Olaplex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

e.l.f. Beauty has higher revenue and earnings than Olaplex. Olaplex 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
e.l.f. Beauty	$1.64B	1.91	$112.09M	$1.77	29.94
Olaplex	$422.96M	3.24	-$9.25M	-$0.02	N/A

e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Olaplex has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its share price is 87% more volatile than the broader market.

e.l.f. Beauty presently has a consensus price target of $88.38, suggesting a potential upside of 66.79%. Olaplex has a consensus price target of $1.92, suggesting a potential downside of 5.74%. Given e.l.f. Beauty's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe e.l.f. Beauty is more favorable than Olaplex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
e.l.f. Beauty	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Olaplex	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

e.l.f. Beauty has a net margin of 1.61% compared to Olaplex's net margin of -3.53%. e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity of 11.28% beat Olaplex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
e.l.f. Beauty	1.61%	11.28%	5.88%
Olaplex	-3.53%	2.23%	1.31%

Summary

e.l.f. Beauty beats Olaplex on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does e.l.f. Beauty compare to Eastman Kodak?

e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) and Eastman Kodak (NYSE:KODK) are both consumer goods companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

e.l.f. Beauty presently has a consensus target price of $88.38, indicating a potential upside of 66.79%. Given e.l.f. Beauty's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe e.l.f. Beauty is more favorable than Eastman Kodak.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
e.l.f. Beauty	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Eastman Kodak	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eastman Kodak has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the broader market.

e.l.f. Beauty has higher revenue and earnings than Eastman Kodak. Eastman Kodak 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
e.l.f. Beauty	$1.64B	1.91	$112.09M	$1.77	29.94
Eastman Kodak	$1.07B	0.88	-$128M	-$1.88	N/A

e.l.f. Beauty has a net margin of 1.61% compared to Eastman Kodak's net margin of -12.60%. e.l.f. Beauty's return on equity of 11.28% beat Eastman Kodak's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
e.l.f. Beauty	1.61%	11.28%	5.88%
Eastman Kodak	-12.60%	-21.13%	-7.37%

92.4% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Eastman Kodak shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of e.l.f. Beauty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.3% of Eastman Kodak shares are owned by 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.

In the previous week, e.l.f. Beauty had 40 more articles in the media than Eastman Kodak. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for e.l.f. Beauty and 4 mentions for Eastman Kodak. e.l.f. Beauty's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Eastman Kodak's score of 0.22 indicating that e.l.f. Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
e.l.f. Beauty	28 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eastman Kodak	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

e.l.f. Beauty beats Eastman Kodak on 15 of the 16 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 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.

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Metric	e.l.f. Beauty	COSMETICS&TLTRS Industry	Staples Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$3.00B	$2.92B	$16.07B	$23.04B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.95%	3.54%	4.13%
P/E Ratio	25.62	21.50	25.53	30.13
Price / Sales	1.91	18.45	47.44	91.38
Price / Cash	15.60	13.92	16.21	24.44
Price / Book	3.93	2.29	5.29	4.70
Net Income	$112.09M	-$197.35M	$674.03M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-4.82%	-3.75%	-0.41%	0.11%
1 Month Performance	-21.00%	-0.02%	-1.85%	0.20%
1 Year Performance	-33.06%	-21.47%	-11.85%	28.02%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ELF e.l.f. Beauty	4.6789 of 5 stars	$52.99 +4.5%	$88.38 +66.8%	-37.8%	$3.00B	$1.64B	115.19	300	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Gap Up High Trading Volume
LW Lamb Weston	4.6327 of 5 stars	$40.38 -3.9%	$48.00 +18.9%	-22.2%	$5.58B	$6.52B	18.87	10,100
COTY Coty	4.7014 of 5 stars	$2.33 -5.9%	$3.70 +59.3%	-61.4%	$2.05B	$5.89B	N/A	11,636	Trending News Analyst Revision
IMAX IMAX	4.2354 of 5 stars	$33.85 -4.1%	$44.00 +30.0%	+26.4%	$1.86B	$404.92M	52.07	780	Trending News
OLPX Olaplex	2.4517 of 5 stars	$2.04 flat	$1.92 -5.7%	+58.6%	$1.37B	$422.96M	N/A	170	Positive News

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e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Competitors

ELF vs. LW, COTY, IMAX, OLPX, and KODK

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e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Competitors

ELF vs. LW, COTY, IMAX, OLPX, and KODK

How does e.l.f. Beauty compare to Lamb Weston?

Do analysts prefer LW or ELF?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LW or ELF?

Which has more risk & volatility, LW or ELF?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LW or ELF?

Is LW or ELF more profitable?

Does the media prefer LW or ELF?

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How does e.l.f. Beauty compare to Coty?

Which has better valuation and earnings, COTY or ELF?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in COTY or ELF?

Is COTY or ELF more profitable?

Do analysts prefer COTY or ELF?

Which has more volatility and risk, COTY or ELF?

Does the media favor COTY or ELF?

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How does e.l.f. Beauty compare to IMAX?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IMAX or ELF?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IMAX or ELF?

Is IMAX or ELF more profitable?

Does the media favor IMAX or ELF?

Which has more risk & volatility, IMAX or ELF?

Do analysts prefer IMAX or ELF?

Summary

How does e.l.f. Beauty compare to Olaplex?

Does the media favor ELF or OLPX?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ELF or OLPX?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ELF or OLPX?

Which has more volatility and risk, ELF or OLPX?

Do analysts rate ELF or OLPX?

Is ELF or OLPX more profitable?

Summary

How does e.l.f. Beauty compare to Eastman Kodak?

Do analysts prefer ELF or KODK?

Which has more risk & volatility, ELF or KODK?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ELF or KODK?

Is ELF or KODK more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ELF or KODK?

Does the media prefer ELF or KODK?

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