Financial Contrast: Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE) vs. Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALDW)

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.6% of Kenvue shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Kenvue shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kenvue and Waldencast’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kenvue	10.76%	21.22%	8.37%
Waldencast	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kenvue and Waldencast”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kenvue	$15.12 billion	2.43	$1.47 billion	$0.87	22.01
Waldencast	$272.07 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kenvue has higher revenue and earnings than Waldencast.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Kenvue and Waldencast, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kenvue	0	12	3	0	2.20
Waldencast	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kenvue currently has a consensus target price of $19.27, suggesting a potential upside of 0.64%. Given Kenvue’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Kenvue is more favorable than Waldencast.

Summary

Kenvue beats Waldencast on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kenvue

Kenvue Inc. operates as a consumer health company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Self Care, Skin Health and Beauty, and Essential Health. The Self Care segment offers cough, cold and allergy, pain care, digestive health, smoking cessation, eye care, and other products under the Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Nicorette, Zarbee's, ORSLTM, Rhinocort, Calpol, and Zyrtec brands. The Skin Health and Beauty segment provides face and body care, hair, sun, and other care products under the Neutrogena, Aveeno, Dr.Ci:Labo, Le Petit Marseillais, Lubriderm, Rogaine, and OGX brand names. The Essential Health segment offers oral and baby, women's health, wound, and other care products under the Listerine, Johnson's, Band-Aid, and Stayfree, o.b., tampons, Carefree, and Desitin Diaper Rash brands. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Skillman, New Jersey.

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.