Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) Shares Up 8.1% - Should You Buy?

Key Points

• Yatsen's Stock Performance: Yatsen Holding Limited's shares rose by 8.1% recently, with the price hitting a high of $8.60 before closing at $8.20, despite a significant drop in trading volume.
• Analyst Ratings: The company has received mixed reviews from analysts, with Weiss Ratings maintaining a "sell" rating, and a consensus rating of "sell" overall, reflecting cautious sentiment about its prospects.
• Financial Results: Yatsen reported a quarterly loss with an EPS of -$0.03 and is expected to post -$0.32 EPS for the current fiscal year, indicating ongoing financial challenges for the firm.

Yatsen Holding Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:YSG - Get Free Report) traded up 8.1% on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $8.60 and last traded at $8.20. 79,454 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 76% from the average session volume of 335,435 shares. The stock had previously closed at $7.58.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YSG has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Yatsen in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Yatsen from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Yatsen presently has a consensus rating of "Sell".

Yatsen Stock Performance

The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $9.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $7.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $780.36 million, a PE ratio of -10.94 and a beta of -2.10.

Yatsen (NYSE:YSG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 21st. The company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $151.70 million for the quarter. Yatsen had a negative net margin of 14.05% and a negative return on equity of 16.35%. Yatsen has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Yatsen Holding Limited Sponsored ADR will post -0.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Yatsen

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of Yatsen during the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Savant Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Yatsen during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $148,000. Engineers Gate Manager LP purchased a new position in shares of Yatsen during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $156,000. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Yatsen in the 1st quarter worth approximately $85,000. Finally, Ascent Group LLC purchased a new stake in Yatsen in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $198,000.

Yatsen Company Profile

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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