WALD vs. IMAX, FOXF, OLPX, LVWR, ETD, KODK, SNBR, YSG, COOK, and HBB
Should you be buying Waldencast stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Waldencast include IMAX (IMAX), Fox Factory (FOXF), Olaplex (OLPX), LiveWire Group (LVWR), Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), Eastman Kodak (KODK), Sleep Number (SNBR), Yatsen (YSG), Traeger (COOK), and Hamilton Beach Brands (HBB). These companies are all part of the "consumer goods" industry.
Waldencast vs.
IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) and Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALD) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends.
In the previous week, IMAX had 25 more articles in the media than Waldencast. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for IMAX and 2 mentions for Waldencast. Waldencast's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat IMAX's score of 0.17 indicating that Waldencast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
IMAX received 1005 more outperform votes than Waldencast when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 88.00% of users gave Waldencast an outperform vote while only 77.98% of users gave IMAX an outperform vote.
IMAX has higher revenue and earnings than Waldencast.
IMAX has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waldencast has a beta of -0.49, suggesting that its share price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500.
93.5% of IMAX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Waldencast shares are held by institutional investors. 24.1% of IMAX 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.
IMAX has a net margin of 6.74% compared to Waldencast's net margin of 0.00%. IMAX's return on equity of 7.53% beat Waldencast's return on equity.
IMAX currently has a consensus price target of $28.13, suggesting a potential upside of 21.19%. Waldencast has a consensus price target of $5.76, suggesting a potential upside of 91.36%. Given Waldencast's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Waldencast is more favorable than IMAX.
Summary
IMAX beats Waldencast on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WALD) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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