Olaplex Acquires Purvala Bioscience
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Aug 26 2025
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Source: NASDAQ.COM
Acquisition Announcement: Olaplex Holdings has acquired Purvala Bioscience, a biotech company based in Boston, marking its first acquisition since the brand's inception over ten years ago.
CEO Statement: Amanda Baldwin, CEO of Olaplex, expressed confidence that the acquisition will lead to innovative product development, leveraging their existing bond-building technology.
Focus on Innovation: The acquisition aims to enhance Olaplex's capabilities in creating disruptive science-backed products in the beauty industry.
Source Disclaimer: The article includes a note that the views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Nasdaq, Inc.
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.
