WALD vs. CODI, IMAX, FOXF, OLPX, ETD, YSG, KODK, LVWR, HBB, and COOK
Should you be buying Waldencast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waldencast include Compass Diversified (CODI), IMAX (IMAX), Fox Factory (FOXF), Olaplex (OLPX), Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), Yatsen (YSG), Eastman Kodak (KODK), LiveWire Group (LVWR), Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB), and Traeger (COOK). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.
Waldencast vs.
Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALD) and Compass Diversified (NYSE:CODI) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.
Compass Diversified has higher revenue and earnings than Waldencast.
Waldencast has a beta of -0.5, indicating that its stock price is 150% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compass Diversified has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Waldencast and Waldencast both had 5 articles in the media. Compass Diversified's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Waldencast's score of 0.62 indicating that Compass Diversified is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
42.0% of Waldencast shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.7% of Compass Diversified shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Waldencast shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Compass Diversified shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Waldencast currently has a consensus target price of $5.56, suggesting a potential upside of 79.35%. Compass Diversified has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 78.24%. Given Waldencast's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Waldencast is more favorable than Compass Diversified.
Compass Diversified has a net margin of 6.24% compared to Waldencast's net margin of 0.00%. Compass Diversified's return on equity of 12.25% beat Waldencast's return on equity.
Compass Diversified received 321 more outperform votes than Waldencast when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.21% of users gave Waldencast an outperform vote while only 58.54% of users gave Compass Diversified an outperform vote.
Summary
Compass Diversified beats Waldencast on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WALD) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
