Henkel Makes Takeover Offer for Olaplex, Shares Jump 24%
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 07 2026
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Henkel (HENKY) submitted a takeover offer Olaplex (OLPX), Dinesh Nair, Ryan Gould and Michelle Davis of Bloomberg report, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Olaplex and Henkel are in talks about a potential deal that could come together within weeks, sources told Bloomberg. Advent is Olaplex's largest shareholder, with close to 75% a ownership, Bloomberg points out. Shares of Olaplex jumped 24%, or 32c, to $1.67 following the report.
Analyst Views on OLPX
Wall Street analysts forecast OLPX stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for OLPX is 1.98 USD with a low forecast of 1.25 USD and a high forecast of 4.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
7 Analyst Rating
2 Buy
4 Hold
1 Sell
Hold
Current: 1.550
Low
1.25
Averages
1.98
High
4.00
Current: 1.550
Low
1.25
Averages
1.98
High
4.00
About OLPX
Olaplex Holdings, Inc. is a foundational health and beauty company. Its Complete Bond Technology works by protecting, strengthening and relinking all three bonds during and after hair services. Its product portfolio includes 23 products that support the hair health needs of its professional hairstylist and consumer communities. It developed its patent-protected bond-building technology, Bis-amino, which works on the molecular level to repair the hair’s disulfide bonds. Leveraging its Bis-amino technology, its two-part salon and at home bond-building treatments are complete bond builders that can repair all three main chemical bonds deep inside the hair: hydrogen, ionic and disulfide bonds. Its OLAPLEX Bond Shaping Technology is a proprietary peptide that penetrates deep into the hair to strengthen, rebuild, and reform curl-shaping disulfide bonds. Its products are sold globally through an omnichannel model serving the professional, specialty retail, and direct-to-consumer channels.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
