Comparing Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALDW) and Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL)

Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALDW) and Estee Lauder Companies (NYSE:EL) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Waldencast and Estee Lauder Companies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Waldencast	N/A	N/A	N/A
Estee Lauder Companies	-1.67%	20.66%	4.15%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Waldencast and Estee Lauder Companies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Waldencast	$272.07 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Estee Lauder Companies	$14.33 billion	2.48	-$1.13 billion	($0.70)	-140.15

Waldencast has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Estee Lauder Companies.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Waldencast and Estee Lauder Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Waldencast	0	0	0	0	0.00
Estee Lauder Companies	2	10	8	1	2.38

Estee Lauder Companies has a consensus price target of $96.84, suggesting a potential downside of 1.29%. Given Estee Lauder Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Estee Lauder Companies is more favorable than Waldencast.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

55.1% of Estee Lauder Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Estee Lauder Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Estee Lauder Companies beats Waldencast on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Waldencast

Waldencast plc operates in the beauty and wellness industry. It engages in developing, acquiring, accelerating, and scaling various brands. The company provides cosmetic, over-the-counter, and prescription products under the Obagi Medical, Obagi Clinical, and Obagi Professional brands; and a Skintrinsiq device for use in facial treatments that is used by physicians' offices, spas, and aestheticians. It also offers clean makeup products under the Milk Makeup brand. The company sells its products to dermatologists, plastic surgeons, and other physicians who focuses on aesthetic and therapeutic skincare, including physicians on site at medical spas, through its direct sales force, as well as through distribution partners. Waldencast plc was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

About Estee Lauder Companies

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products worldwide. It offers skin care products, including moisturizers, serums, cleansers, toners, body care, exfoliators, acne care and oil correctors, facial masks, and sun care products; and makeup products, such as lipsticks, lip glosses, mascaras, foundations, eyeshadows, and powders, as well as compacts, brushes, and other makeup tools. The company also provides fragrance products in various forms comprising eau de parfum sprays and colognes, as well as lotions, powders, creams, candles, and soaps; and hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, styling products, treatment, finishing sprays, and hair color products, as well as sells ancillary products and services. It offers its products under the Estée Lauder, Clinique, Origins, M·A·C, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, La Mer, Aveda, Jo Malone London, TOM FORD, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, and The Ordinary brands. The company sells its products through department stores, specialty-multi retailers, upscale perfumeries and pharmacies, and salons and spas; freestanding stores; its own and authorized retailer websites; third-party online malls; stores in airports; and duty-free locations. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York, New York.