Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) Trading Down 5.4% - Here's What Happened

Key Points

• Yatsen Holding Limited shares fell by 5.4% to $9.69, reflecting a decline in trading volume compared to the average session.
• Analysts downgraded Yatsen from a "buy" to a "hold" rating, indicating a cautious outlook for the company's stock performance.
• Yatsen reported a negative EPS of ($0.03) for the last quarter, with an overall negative net margin of 14.05% and forecasts suggesting further losses for the fiscal year.

Yatsen Holding Limited Sponsored ADR (NYSE:YSG - Get Free Report)'s share price traded down 5.4% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $9.80 and last traded at $9.69. 322,542 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 4% from the average session volume of 336,037 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.24.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Yatsen Trading Down 1.7%

The firm has a market capitalization of $928.66 million, a PE ratio of -13.25 and a beta of -2.11. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $9.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.35.

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

Yatsen announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Friday, May 16th that authorizes the company to repurchase $0.00 in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yatsen

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in shares of Yatsen during the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in Yatsen during the fourth quarter worth approximately $47,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its position in Yatsen by 1,446.8% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 12,699 shares of the company's stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 11,878 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in shares of Yatsen by 22.8% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 18,494 shares of the company's stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 3,435 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Yatsen in the first quarter valued at about $85,000.

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.

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