Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) Shares Up 1.1% – Still a Buy?

Shares of Yatsen Holding Limited (NYSE:YSG) rose 1.1% on Friday . The company traded as high as $4.68 and last traded at $4.51. Approximately 360,199 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 31% from the average daily volume of 274,950 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.46.

Yatsen Price Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $3.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $3.56. The stock has a market cap of $457.90 million, a P/E ratio of -4.14 and a beta of -2.82.

Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The company reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.06 by ($0.17). Yatsen had a negative return on equity of 12.48% and a negative net margin of 26.62%. The company had revenue of $109.33 million for the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.15) earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Yatsen Holding Limited will post -0.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Yatsen

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of YSG. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Yatsen in the 3rd quarter worth $43,000. PFG Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Yatsen during the third quarter valued at about $92,000. Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its position in shares of Yatsen by 50.9% during the third quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 122,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $418,000 after acquiring an additional 41,352 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP acquired a new stake in shares of Yatsen in the 2nd quarter worth about $207,000. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Yatsen in the 1st quarter valued at about $189,000.

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.