WALD Waldencast plc Class A Ordinary Share
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- Industry (SIC)
- PERFUMES, COSMETICS & OTHER TOILET PREPARATIONS (2844) · industry map
- Exchange
- XNAS
- Market Cap
- $0.1B
- Employees
- 364
- List Date
- 2021-05-10
- CIK
- 0001840199
- Headquarters
- White Plains, NY
- Homepage
- https://www.waldencast.com
Waldencast PLC is a beauty and wellness operating platform. The company is organized into two reportable segments namely Obagi Skincare and Milk Makeup. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Obagi Medical segment. The Obagi Medical segment is engaged in developing, marketing, and selling skin health products. The Milk Makeup segment includes developing, marketing, and selling cosmetics, skincare, and other beauty products. Geographically the company generates the majority of its revenue from North America region.
Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.
| Month | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -- | -0.70% | -6.02% | -37.00% | -7.49% | 5.85% | -9.07% |
| Feb | -- | 0.30% | -6.49% | 4.54% | -4.40% | -11.05% | -3.42% |
| Mar | -- | 0.30% | -1.81% | -3.99% | -5.36% | -41.74% | -10.52% |
| Apr | -- | 0.05% | 12.37% | -24.85% | -8.42% | -2.20% | -4.61% |
| May | 0.10% | -0.67% | 10.11% | -15.64% | -2.89% | 27.98% | 3.16% |
| Jun | 0.00% | 0.31% | -21.20% | -20.04% | 0.82% | -3.83% | -7.32% |
| Jul | 0.10% | -12.37% | -26.29% | -6.27% | -29.37% | 2.98% | -11.87% |
| Aug | 0.31% | -7.52% | 41.55% | 13.07% | -8.24% | -18.24% | 3.49% |
| Sep | 0.31% | 11.98% | 19.24% | 20.93% | 30.26% | -36.33% | 7.73% |
| Oct | -1.32% | 1.14% | -18.38% | -1.99% | -6.70% | -4.69% | -5.32% |
| Nov | 2.06% | 6.91% | 19.40% | 3.36% | 42.37% | --* | 14.82% |
| Dec | 0.20% | -8.24% | 12.67% | 24.84% | -21.01% | -- | 1.69% |
| Total | 1.74% | -10.33% | 14.93% | -48.05% | -33.52% | -66.26% | -23.58% |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
Momentum Oscillators
Volume & Volatility
Data Summary
Here is the comprehensive stock analysis report for WALD:
Executive Summary
Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL (confidence level 6/10)
Key Drivers: Recent positive news sentiment, strong momentum signals from technical indicators.
Primary Risks: High volatility, potential negative catalysts from earnings or regulatory changes.
Investment Thesis: While WALD has shown strong momentum and positive news sentiment, its high volatility and beta make it a high-risk investment. Investors should carefully consider their risk tolerance before entering the market.
Recent News Sentiment Impact: Positive news headlines have had a neutral impact on the stock price, as the recent price movement is largely driven by technical indicators.
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction:
- Short-term (1-4 weeks): Bullish
- Medium-term (1-3 months): Bullish
- Long-term (3-12 months): Neutral
Support/Resistance Levels: Key levels to monitor include $1.16 (SMA 50), $1.30 (EMA 12 and SMA 20), and $1.68 (SMA 200).
Momentum Signals:
- RSI interpretation: Oversold (<30) in the short-term, neutral in the medium-term
- MACD signal: Bullish crossover above signal line
- Bollinger Bands position: Neutral, with price touching the upper band
Volume Analysis: Volume trends suggest institutional interest, with increasing volume supporting the recent price movement.
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary:
- Positive news headlines include product launches and partnerships.
- Negative news headlines are limited to one article about investor alert.
Sentiment Assessment: Aggregate sentiment is neutral, with positive and negative news headlines balancing each other out.
Catalyst Identification: Upcoming earnings report and potential regulatory changes could impact the stock price.
Market Narrative: Recent news sentiment aligns with the bullish trend direction from technical indicators.
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Beta Interpretation: High risk relative to market (beta >1.5).
Volatility Regime: Current volatility is higher than historical levels, making it a high-risk environment.
Options Market Signals: No options data available for analysis.
Downside Protection: Support levels at $1.16 and $1.30 should be monitored in case of a potential pullback.
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance: WALD's sector performance is neutral compared to the broader market.
Institutional Activity: Volume trends suggest institutional interest, with increasing volume supporting the recent price movement.
Correlation Analysis: WALD moves relatively independently from the market (R-squared interpretation).
Relative Valuation: WALD is trading within a moderate range, neither overbought nor oversold.
Key Levels & Action Items
Critical Price Levels:
- Support levels at $1.16 and $1.30
- Resistance level at $1.68
Breakout/Breakdown Levels:
- Breakout above $1.30 could lead to further price appreciation
- Breakdown below $1.16 could trigger a pullback
Time-Sensitive Catalysts: Upcoming earnings report and potential regulatory changes.
Risk Management: Consider stop-loss levels and position sizing considerations given the high volatility and beta of WALD.
WALD Options Activity & IV Rank
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Calendars: the long leg is valued at the short leg’s expiration (Black-Scholes at its current IV) across the range of prices the short leg’s IV implies, giving the best-case profit (R/R = that over the debit) and P(profit).
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
Scanning bull put, bear call, iron condor and calendar spreads…
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
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Risk Metrics
Analysis Details
Data Points: 225
Period: 252 trading days
High volatility - stock moves more than market
| Investor | Value | Share of their portfolio | Rank | Q/Q shares | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Management Hedge fund Izzy Englander | $1.0M | #2899 of 3716 | new | 13F | |
| Renaissance Technologies Hedge fund Jim Simons | $286K | #2788 of 3138 | new | 13F | |
| Point72 Hedge fund Steve Cohen | $80K | #1849 of 1945 | new | 13F | |
| Citadel Hedge fund Ken Griffin | $39K | #6060 of 6285 | new | 13F |
Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions
WALD Institutional Ownership (13F)
Filings for 2026-06-30 · 15 already for 2026-09-30Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|
WALD Insider Trading (Form 4)
Latest: 2026-09-01| Filed | Reporter | Role | Action | Shares | Avg Price | Net $ | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | Cristiano Souza | Director | Buy (P) | +335,000 | $1.51 | $505.6K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-07 | Manuel Manfredi | Chief Financial Officer | Exer (M) | +79,289 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-08-07 | Hind Sebti | Chief Growth Officer | Disp (D) | −193,816 RSU | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-08-07 | Michel Brousset | Chief Executive Officer | Disp (D) | −264,294 RSU | — | EDGAR |
WALD Insider Holdings
2 insiders · @ $0.88| # | Insider | Role | Shares | Disclosed Exposure | Lifetime OM Net | Filings | Last Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Souza | Director | 12,587,580 | $11.07M | $505.6K | 1 | 2026-09-01 |
| 2 | Manuel Manfredi | Chief Financial Officer | 118,933 | $104.6K | $0 | 1 | 2026-08-07 |
WALD Board & Officers
As of SEC filings through Sep 1, 2026Directors 6
- Cristiano Souza · since Mar 18, 2021
- Felipe Dutra · since Mar 18, 2021
- Juliette Hickman · since Mar 18, 2021
- Aaron Chatterley · since Dec 16, 2021
- Kelly Brookie · since Mar 18, 2026
- Motta Roberto Moses Thompson · since Mar 18, 2026
10% owners 1
- Cristiano Souza · listed since Mar 2026
Changes in the last 10 years (30)
| Aug 7, 2026 | Michel Brousset reported in an SEC filing no longer being a director |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Michel Brousset reported in an SEC filing no longer being a 10% owner |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Michel Brousset reported in an SEC filing no longer being CEO |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Manuel Manfredi reported in an SEC filing no longer being Chief Financial Officer |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Hind Sebti reported in an SEC filing no longer being a director |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Hind Sebti reported in an SEC filing no longer being Chief Operating Officer |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Motta Roberto Moses Thompson became a director |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Manuel Manfredi became Chief Financial Officer |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Kelly Brookie became a director |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Hind Sebti first listed as a director in an SEC filing |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Cristiano Souza first listed as a 10% owner in an SEC filing |
| Jun 10, 2022 | The company announced the departure of Tassilo Festetics as CF & Technology Officer in an SEC filing |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Aaron Chatterley became a director |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Tassilo Festetics became CF & Technology Officer |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Zachary Werner became a director |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Waldencast Ventures, LP became a 10% owner |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Waldencast Long-Term Capital LLC became a 10% owner |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Sarah J. Brown became a director |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Michel Brousset became a director |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Michel Brousset became a 10% owner |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Michel Brousset became CEO |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Lindsay Pattison became a director |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Juliette Hickman became a director |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Internacional Gestao de Recursos Ltda Dynamo became a 10% owner |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Hind Sebti became Chief Operating Officer |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Felipe Dutra became a director |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Felipe Dutra became a 10% owner |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Dynamo Master Fund became a 10% owner |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Cristiano Souza became a director |
| Mar 18, 2021 | Burwell Mountain Trust became a 10% owner |
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Not reported recently (8)
- Waldencast Long-Term Capital LLC · Last reported as a 10% owner in an SEC filing dated Jul 25, 2022
- Internacional Gestao de Recursos Ltda Dynamo · Last reported as a 10% owner in an SEC filing dated Mar 18, 2021
- Waldencast Ventures, LP · Last reported as a 10% owner in an SEC filing dated Mar 18, 2021
- Dynamo Master Fund · Last reported as a 10% owner in an SEC filing dated Mar 18, 2021
- Burwell Mountain Trust · Last reported as a 10% owner in an SEC filing dated Mar 18, 2021
- Lindsay Pattison · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Mar 18, 2021
- Zachary Werner · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Mar 18, 2021
- Sarah J. Brown · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Mar 18, 2021
WALD Proposed Insider Sales (Form 144)
Latest: 2024-11-22What is Form 144? A notice of intent to sell restricted or control stock under Rule 144. Affiliates (officers, directors, 10%+ owners) and holders of restricted shares must file Form 144 when planning to sell more than 5,000 shares or $50,000 in any 3-month rolling window.
How it relates to Form 4: Form 144 is filed before the trade (up to 90 days in advance); Form 4 is filed within 2 business days after the trade executes. Not every Form 144 results in a sale — the filer may cancel or delay. Look for the corresponding Form 4 on the Insider Activity card to confirm a sale actually happened.
10b5-1 plans: Trades made under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan are not discretionary — they execute automatically on dates set months earlier, regardless of news. High 10b5-1 percentages mean less per-filing signal value, though cumulative selling volume still matters.
"Notice value": Aggregate market value the filer wrote into the Form 144 — i.e. the size of the planned sale, not necessarily the executed dollars. An amended notice (Form 144/A) replaces the original it amends, and cancelled notices are dropped, so neither is double-counted above. A filed value that is clearly inconsistent with the share count at the stock's price (a filer typo) shows as a dash and is left out of the totals.
Source & freshness: Sourced from public Form 144 filings. Refreshed daily; new filings typically appear here the morning after they are filed.
| Filed | Filer | Role | Shares | Notice Value | Planned Sale | Broker | Plan | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-22 | Zeno Investment Master Fund | Officer | 300,000 | $1.02M | 2024-11-22 | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | — | EDGAR |
| 2024-08-30 | Zeno Investment Master Fund | Officer | 170,000 | $510.0K | 2024-08-30 | J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | — | EDGAR |
| # | ETF | Provider | Weight | $ Exposure | ETF AUM | As Of |
|---|
Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.
- Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
- Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
- Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
- Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
- Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
- YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
- Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
- Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.
TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.
WALD vs Peers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| HLN Haleon plc American Depositary Shares (E | $40.2B | — | — | −10.4% | 29 |
| EL The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Class A | $39.9B | 114.7 | +5.8% | +7.5% | 15 |
| KVUE Kenvue Inc. | $37.1B | 21.9 | +3.5% | +11.5% | 17 |
| ELF e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. | $6.9B | 274.1 | +24.6% | +55.0% | 6 |
| IPAR Interparfums, Inc. Common Stock | $4.3B | 25.9 | +2.6% | +61.1% | 30 |
| COTY COTY INC | $3.6B | — | −1.5% | +37.8% | 14 |
| OLPX Olaplex Holdings, Inc. Common Stock | $1.4B | — | +1.1% | +53.3% | — |
| WALD Waldencast plc Class A Ordinary Share | $112M | — | — | −48.6% | — |
| Peer median | $22.0B | 38.7 | +3.5% | +31.9% | 17 |
P/E uses the latest reported trailing-12-month diluted EPS; "—" means no positive earnings or no data.