Yunji (NASDAQ:YJ) and Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) Head to Head Contrast

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) and Yunji (NASDAQ:YJ) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Bath & Body Works and Yunji, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bath & Body Works	0	4	14	0	2.78
Yunji	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bath & Body Works presently has a consensus price target of $41.69, suggesting a potential upside of 23.61%. Given Bath & Body Works’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bath & Body Works is more favorable than Yunji.

Profitability

This table compares Bath & Body Works and Yunji’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bath & Body Works	12.43%	-44.03%	14.45%
Yunji	-22.33%	-8.64%	-6.83%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.1% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Bath & Body Works shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.3% of Yunji shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Bath & Body Works has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yunji has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bath & Body Works and Yunji”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bath & Body Works	$7.31 billion	0.98	$878.00 million	$3.64	9.27
Yunji	$417.65 million	0.02	-$23.26 million	($3.44)	-0.46

Bath & Body Works has higher revenue and earnings than Yunji. Yunji is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bath & Body Works, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Bath & Body Works beats Yunji on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bath & Body Works

Bath & Body Works, Inc. is a specialty retailers and home to America’s Favorite Fragrances, offering a breadth of exclusive fragrances for the body and home, including the selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap. The company was founded by Leslie Herbert Wexner in 1963 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

About Yunji

Yunji Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a social e-commerce platform in the People's Republic of China. It offers a range of product categories that cater various daily needs of users and their households, including beauty and personal care, household goods, cloths, food and fresh produce, computer and electronics, apparel, bags and cases, baby and maternity products, and home appliances. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.