Olaplex Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: OLPX)’s stock price has gone decline by -8.24 in comparison to its previous close of 1.34, however, the company has experienced a -6.49% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-09 that Olaplex Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:OLPX ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Allison Malkin – Investor Relations Amanda Baldwin – Chief Executive Officer Catherine Dunleavy – Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jungwon Kim – TD Cowen Susan Anderson – Canaccord Genuity Kate Grafstein – Barclays Dana Telsey – Telsey Advisory Group Shovana Chowdhury – JPMorgan Korinne Wolfmeyer – Piper Sandler Operator Greetings and welcome to Olaplex Holdings, First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Is It Worth Investing in Olaplex Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: OLPX) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Olaplex Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: OLPX) is above average at 66.94x. The 36-month beta value for OLPX is also noteworthy at 2.35. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 9 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for OLPX is 122.45M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.42% of that float. The average trading volume of OLPX on May 13, 2025 was 1.56M shares.
OLPX’s Market Performance
OLPX stock saw an increase of -6.49% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 2.08% and a quarterly increase of -16.10%. The volatility ratio for the week is 11.23%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.12% for Olaplex Holdings Inc (OLPX). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.74% for OLPX’s stock, with a -30.61% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of OLPX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for OLPX stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for OLPX by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for OLPX in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $3 based on the research report published on August 07, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see OLPX reach a price target of $2, previously predicting the price at $1.25. The rating they have provided for OLPX stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 19th, 2024.
OLPX Trading at -6.71% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought OLPX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -55.78% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.12%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 11.23%, as shares sank -2.76% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.51% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, OLPX fell by -5.73%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -43.35% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.2865. In addition, Olaplex Holdings Inc saw -29.19% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at OLPX starting from Duffy John C, who sale 11,730 shares at the price of $1.24 back on Apr 16 ’25. After this action, Duffy John C now owns 668,026 shares of Olaplex Holdings Inc, valued at $14,545 using the latest closing price.
Egan Kenneth F, the See Remarks. of Olaplex Holdings Inc, purchase 10,000 shares at $1.34 during a trade that took place back on Mar 14 ’25, which means that Egan Kenneth F is holding 10,000 shares at $13,400 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for OLPX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.66 for the gross margin
The net margin for Olaplex Holdings Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 1.41, with 0.69 for asset returns.
Based on Olaplex Holdings Inc (OLPX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 143.39 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.51. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 11.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.24. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 10.74.
Conclusion
In summary, Olaplex Holdings Inc (OLPX) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
