e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Competitors $108.55 +1.69 (+1.58%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$108.42 -0.14 (-0.13%) As of 06:36 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, IMAX, MBC, 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), IMAX (IMAX), MasterBrand (MBC), 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 IMAX MasterBrand 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$6.39B1.10$725.50M$2.5519.61e.l.f. Beauty$1.31B4.69$112.09M$1.9356.24 Do institutionals and insiders believe in LW or ELF? 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. 0.7% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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% Do analysts recommend LW or ELF? Lamb Weston presently has a consensus price target of $67.64, suggesting a potential upside of 35.26%. e.l.f. Beauty has a consensus price target of $121.13, suggesting a potential upside of 11.58%. Given Lamb Weston's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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 5 more articles in the media than e.l.f. Beauty. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Lamb Weston and 14 mentions for e.l.f. Beauty. e.l.f. Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Lamb Weston's score of 0.98 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) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive e.l.f. Beauty 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, LW or ELF? Lamb Weston has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, e.l.f. Beauty has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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$6.16B$3.27B$16.03B$20.65BDividend YieldN/A2.30%3.13%3.65%P/E Ratio56.2428.3419.7027.29Price / Sales4.6921.2145.9053.19Price / Cash32.6117.4714.7222.28Price / Book8.053.876.044.60Net Income$112.09M$37.65M$691.68M$995.22M7 Day Performance-7.96%-3.97%1.74%-0.80%1 Month Performance-13.99%12.68%1.32%3.55%1 Year Performance-42.57%-19.77%4.12%7.35% e.l.f. Beauty Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELFe.l.f. Beauty4.5336 of 5 stars$108.55+1.6%$121.13+11.6%-44.9%$6.16B$1.31B56.24300Positive NewsGap DownLWLamb Weston4.8338 of 5 stars$51.19-0.2%$67.64+32.1%-35.2%$7.22B$6.47B20.0610,700News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementSNSharkNinja1.2084 of 5 stars$112.05+1.0%$121.50+8.4%+50.5%$15.80B$5.53B35.453,688COTYCoty4.3043 of 5 stars$5.00-1.3%$7.80+56.1%-51.9%$4.36B$6.00B-10.4111,791ODDODDITY Tech0.465 of 5 stars$71.68+0.7%$66.75-6.9%+69.6%$4.00B$647.04M41.19342News CoverageAnalyst ForecastIMAXIMAX4.0311 of 5 stars$27.89+3.6%$31.70+13.7%+61.2%$1.50B$352.21M59.34780Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionMBCMasterBrand2.6063 of 5 stars$11.58-1.8%$15.00+29.5%-30.3%$1.47B$2.72B14.8413,000EPCEdgewell Personal Care4.36 of 5 stars$26.56-2.0%$33.00+24.3%-36.0%$1.26B$2.25B15.616,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFOXFFox Factory3.4017 of 5 stars$28.23-2.4%$36.43+29.1%-45.8%$1.18B$1.42B-4.714,100Positive NewsOLPXOlaplex2.5225 of 5 stars$1.48+2.4%$1.85+25.4%-13.0%$988.65M$420.74M74.29170News CoverageAnalyst ForecastYSGYatsen1.224 of 5 stars$9.63+0.1%N/A+173.5%$890.29M$464.90M-11.491,350 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lamb Weston Alternatives SharkNinja Alternatives Coty Alternatives ODDITY Tech Alternatives IMAX Alternatives MasterBrand 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 7/16/2025 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 | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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