Waldencast plc (WALD)Consumer Defensive | Household & Personal Products | London, United Kingdom | NasdaqCM
1.34 USD
-0.02
(-1.471%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1.35 +0.01 (0.746%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:45 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:47 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is bearish due to a relentless multi-year price collapse and deteriorating operational fundamentals. The stock has suffered four consecutive years of negative annual returns, culminating in an 82% loss over the last four years, which serves as undeniable evidence of structural deterioration rather than a temporary dislocation. Fundamentally, the company is bleeding value with negative profit margins, negative return on equity, and shrinking revenues. While the recent completion of the Obagi sale provides some liquidity, the core business remains unprofitable with significant debt loads relative to equity. There is no dividend to provide income, and the technical picture shows the price trading well below key moving averages, confirming the downward trend. The low beta suggests a lack of volatility, but in this context, it indicates a stagnant, dying asset rather than a defensive haven. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.182201 |
| MSTL | 0.317467 |
| AutoETS | 0.321932 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.321942 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 0.12 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.474 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.52 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 29.796 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.385 |
| Market Cap | 171,868,240 |
| Forward P/E | -1.68 |
| Beta | -0.04 |
| Profit Margins | -84.45% |
| Previous Name | Waldencast Acquisition Corp. |
| Website | https://www.waldencast.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.10526317 |
| Address1 | 81 Fulham Road |
| Address2 | Suite 560 |
| All Time High | 12.1 |
| All Time Low | 0.72 |
| Ask | 1.72 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 246,220 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 604,272 |
| Average Volume | 604,272 |
| Average Volume10Days | 246,220 |
| Beta | -0.041 |
| Bid | 0.972 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 3.907 |
| City | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.34 |
| Current Ratio | 1.703 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 1.36 |
| Day Low | 1.3319 |
| Debt To Equity | 29.796 |
| Display Name | Waldencast |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,762,954,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,762,954,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,265,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,265,800 |
| Ebitda | -5,782,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.02125 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -54.53 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.159 |
| Enterprise Value | 315,292,448 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.83 |
| Eps Forward | -0.8 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.01 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.5661 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.22609997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.14437135 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -10.526318 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.22 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.88 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5838509 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.72 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.62 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.8611111 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.72 - 3.22 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,620,826,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 46,379,596 |
| Forward Eps | -0.8 |
| Forward P E | -1.6750001 |
| Free Cashflow | 115,169,504 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 367 |
| Fullday Change | -0.02 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.47059 |
| Fullday Price | 1.35 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.67267996 |
| Gross Profits | 183,018,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.51017 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.24246 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 128,259,872 |
| Industry | Household & Personal Products |
| Industry Disp | Household & Personal Products |
| Industry Key | household-personal-products |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-05-10 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Waldencast plc operates in the beauty and wellness industry in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, India, Australia, and New Zealand. The company operates through two segments, Obagi Medical and Milk Makeup. It offers skin care products to minimize signs of skin aging, address dark spots, hyperpigmentation, fine lines and wrinkles, and protect and enhance skin tone and texture; cosmetics; and other beauty products. In addition, the company provides foundation, concealer, primer, blush, setting spray, and bronzer categories, as well as sells liner, eyeshadow, and lip color products. It serves distributors, retailers, physicians, and directly to consumers through its e-commerce platforms, and third-party logistics and delivery providers. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. |
| Long Name | Waldencast plc |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 171,868,240 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_705209892 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-28 |
| Net Income To Common | -229,748,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 175,716,023 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 1.36 |
| Operating Cashflow | -12,816,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.22478001 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 44 20 3196 0264 |
| Post Market Change | 0.00999999 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.7462679 |
| Post Market Price | 1.35 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,730 |
| Prev Name | Waldencast Acquisition Corp. |
| Previous Close | 1.36 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.6144578 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.34297416 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.6317036 |
| Profit Margins | -0.84445 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.8 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.47059 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.36 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.3319 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.3319 - 1.36 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.36 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.36 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.34 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 21,182 |
| Return On Assets | -0.04716 |
| Return On Equity | -0.40333 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.017 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.385 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 118,239,889 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0005 |
| Shares Short | 58,897 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 127,493 |
| Short Name | Waldencast plc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0011999999 |
| Short Ratio | 0.18 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | WALD |
| Target High Price | 3.0 |
| Target Low Price | 1.6 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.36667 |
| Target Median Price | 2.5 |
| Total Cash | 30,379,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.257 |
| Total Debt | 149,011,008 |
| Total Revenue | 272,071,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.01 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.605725 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.26572502 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.16548601 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 21,182 |
| Website | https://www.waldencast.com |
| Zip | SW3 6RD |