Olaplex Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: OLPX) is -23.70% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $1.19 and a high of $2.77 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The OLPX stock was last observed hovering at around $1.33 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.01%.
Currently trading at $1.32, the stock is -6.05% and -9.81% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 3.28 million and changing -0.75% at the moment leaves the stock -28.01% off its SMA200. OLPX registered -24.14% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of -42.86%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $1.4636 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $1.833525.
The stock witnessed a -8.97% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -25.84%, and is -1.49% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 5.29% over the week and 6.98% over the month.
Olaplex Holdings Inc (OLPX) has around 231 employees, a market worth around $877.30M and $422.67M in sales. Current P/E ratio is 45.05 and Fwd P/E is 17.39. Profit margin for the company is 4.62%. Distance from 52-week low is 10.92% and -52.35% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (1.29%).
The EPS is expected to shrink by -37.57% this year.
Olaplex Holdings Inc (OLPX) Top Institutional Holders
213.0 institutions hold shares in Olaplex Holdings Inc (OLPX), with institutional investors hold 101.21% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 664.22M, and float is at 122.20M with Short Float at 10.72%. Institutions hold 98.94% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP/MA with over 499.47 million shares valued at $769.18 million. The investor’s holdings represent 75.4787% of the OLPX Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is PACER ADVISORS, INC. with 19.69 million shares valued at $30.32 million to account for 2.975 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are VANGUARD GROUP INC which holds 13.39 million shares representing 2.0256% and valued at over $20.61 million, while BLACKROCK INC. holds 1.6352 of the shares totaling 10.82 million with a market value of $16.66 million.
Olaplex Holdings Inc (OLPX) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider purchase by Egan Kenneth F,. SEC filings show that Egan Kenneth F bought 10,000 shares of the company’s common stock on Mar 14 ’25 at a price of $1.34 per share for a total of $13400.0. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 10000.0 shares.
Olaplex Holdings Inc disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Mar 07 ’25 that FOX TRISHA L (Chief People Officer) sold a total of 26,526 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Mar 07 ’25 and was made at $1.44 per share for $38197.0. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 0.46 million shares of the OLPX stock.
Still, SEC filings show that on Mar 07 ’25, Duffy John C (General Counsel) disposed off 35,013 shares at an average price of $1.44 for $50419.0. The insider now directly holds 348,630 shares of Olaplex Holdings Inc (OLPX).
