Short Interest in Yatsen Holding Limited (NYSE:YSG) Increases By 20.3%

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Yatsen Holding Limited (NYSE:YSG - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 662,100 shares, a growth of 20.3% from the March 31st total of 550,200 shares. Approximately 1.0% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 391,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.7 days.

Institutional Trading of Yatsen

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in YSG. Lansdowne Partners UK LLP bought a new stake in shares of Yatsen in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,217,000. Helios Capital Management PTE. Ltd. acquired a new position in Yatsen in the 4th quarter worth $732,000. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System boosted its stake in Yatsen by 14.2% in the 4th quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 511,730 shares of the company's stock worth $374,000 after purchasing an additional 63,646 shares during the period.

Yatsen Price Performance

Shares of Yatsen stock traded down $0.21 on Wednesday, hitting $4.16. 390,749 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 344,057. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $2.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $447.52 million, a PE ratio of -4.16 and a beta of -2.19. Yatsen has a one year low of $1.99 and a one year high of $6.65.


Yatsen (NYSE:YSG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, March 6th. The company reported ($0.20) EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $151.09 million for the quarter. Yatsen had a negative net margin of 21.70% and a negative return on equity of 7.97%. On average, analysts forecast that Yatsen will post -0.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Yatsen

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Yatsen Holding Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and sale of beauty products under the Perfect Diary, Little Ondine, Pink Bear, Abby's Choice, GalÃnic, DR.WU, Eve Lom, and EANTiM brands in the People's Republic of China. The company offers color cosmetics for lips, eyes, and face; skin care products, including face serums and creams, eye creams, masks, toners, makeup removers, cleansers, ampoules, and anti-acne patches; and beauty tools and kits, sunscreen products, and beauty devices.

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