Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Key Points

• Yatsen reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of ($0.03), with a negative return on equity of 17.36% and a negative net margin of 17.03%.
• The company's stock was recently downgraded from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating by Wall Street Zen on August 2nd.
• Yatsen's Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan, indicating management's belief that the stock is undervalued.

Yatsen (NYSE:YSG - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $151.70 million during the quarter. Yatsen had a negative net margin of 14.05% and a negative return on equity of 16.35%. Yatsen updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.

Yatsen Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE YSG traded down $0.34 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $9.56. 49,783 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 336,956. The company has a market cap of $881.61 million, a PE ratio of -12.61 and a beta of -2.11. Yatsen has a one year low of $3.01 and a one year high of $11.57. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $9.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.39.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered Yatsen from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd.

Yatsen announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Friday, May 16th that permits the company to buyback $0.00 in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yatsen

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of YSG. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its holdings in shares of Yatsen by 472.7% during the second quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 252,362 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,433,000 after acquiring an additional 208,297 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Yatsen during the second quarter worth $1,127,000. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in Yatsen during the second quarter worth $1,021,000. Clough Capital Partners L P bought a new stake in Yatsen during the second quarter worth $638,000. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Yatsen during the second quarter worth $326,000.

About Yatsen

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.