Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) Shares Down 0.7% - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Yatsen shares fell 0.7% to $2.5620 in light trading, with volume down 61% from the average session.
• Analyst sentiment is bearish: Wall Street Zen downgraded the stock to “sell,” Weiss Ratings maintained a “sell (d-)” rating, and the overall analyst consensus is “Sell.”
• Yatsen reported a quarterly loss of $0.14 per share on $168.12 million in revenue, alongside a negative net margin and negative return on equity, although institutional investors including Renaissance Technologies increased their stakes.

Yatsen Holding Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:YSG - Get Free Report)'s stock price dropped 0.7% on Monday. The stock traded as low as $2.51 and last traded at $2.5620. Approximately 34,131 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 61% from the average session volume of 88,561 shares. The stock had previously closed at $2.58.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Yatsen from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, September 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Yatsen in a research report on Thursday, August 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Sell".

Yatsen Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 2.78, a current ratio of 3.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $2.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $3.03. The firm has a market cap of $240.32 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.01 and a beta of -1.71.

Yatsen (NYSE:YSG - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 14th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $168.12 million during the quarter. Yatsen had a negative net margin of 4.63% and a negative return on equity of 7.26%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. increased its stake in Yatsen by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. now owns 77,974 shares of the company's stock valued at $303,000 after purchasing an additional 10,346 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC bought a new stake in shares of Yatsen in the 4th quarter worth approximately $377,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in Yatsen by 18.2% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 612,593 shares of the company's stock worth $1,887,000 after buying an additional 94,286 shares during the last quarter.

Yatsen Company Profile

Yatsen Holding Limited is a China-based beauty and personal-care company known for developing, marketing and selling cosmetics and skincare products. Its portfolio has included makeup, facial care, body care and other beauty products offered through online retail platforms, direct-to-consumer channels and selected offline retailers.

The company's best-known brand is Perfect Diary, a cosmetics label designed for Chinese consumers and marketed through digital and social-commerce channels.

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