Viomi Technology (VIOT) Competitors

Viomi Technology (NASDAQ:VIOT) and Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALD) are both small-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VIOT or WALD?

1.2% of Viomi Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Waldencast shares are held by institutional investors. 34.3% of Viomi Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is VIOT or WALD more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viomi Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Waldencast	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better earnings & valuation, VIOT or WALD?

Viomi Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Waldencast.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viomi Technology	$290.30M	0.86	$8.69M	$0.06	61.33
Waldencast	$273.87M	1.08	-$42.44M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, VIOT or WALD?

Viomi Technology has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waldencast has a beta of -0.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VIOT or WALD?

Waldencast has a consensus target price of $5.11, suggesting a potential upside of 111.33%. Given Waldencast's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Waldencast is more favorable than Viomi Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viomi Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Waldencast	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media favor VIOT or WALD?

In the previous week, Viomi Technology had 3 more articles in the media than Waldencast. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Viomi Technology and 2 mentions for Waldencast. Waldencast's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Viomi Technology's score of 0.56 indicating that Waldencast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Viomi Technology	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Waldencast	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Waldencast beats Viomi Technology on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.