Kenvue (NYSE:KVUE – Get Free Report) and Waldencast (NASDAQ:WALDW – Get Free Report) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
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 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Kenvue and Waldencast, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| 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 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
97.6% of Kenvue shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Kenvue shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Kenvue and Waldencast”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kenvue | $15.12 billion | 2.39 | $1.47 billion | $0.87 | 21.65 |
| Waldencast | $272.07 million | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Kenvue has higher revenue and earnings 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.
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