Reviewing Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) & Inspire Veterinary Partners (NASDAQ:IVP)

Inspire Veterinary Partners (NASDAQ:IVP) and Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Inspire Veterinary Partners and Yatsen”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inspire Veterinary Partners	$15.56 million	0.09	-$14.26 million	($2.20)	-0.02
Yatsen	$614.62 million	0.48	-$11.56 million	($0.13)	-24.00

Yatsen has higher revenue and earnings than Inspire Veterinary Partners. Yatsen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inspire Veterinary Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Inspire Veterinary Partners and Yatsen’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspire Veterinary Partners	-76.75%	-520.34%	-55.79%
Yatsen	-1.87%	-2.65%	-2.04%

Volatility and Risk

Inspire Veterinary Partners has a beta of -0.49, meaning that its stock price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yatsen has a beta of -1.76, meaning that its stock price is 276% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Inspire Veterinary Partners and Yatsen, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspire Veterinary Partners	1	0	0	0	1.00
Yatsen	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.8% of Inspire Veterinary Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Inspire Veterinary Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Yatsen 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.

Summary

Yatsen beats Inspire Veterinary Partners on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Inspire Veterinary Partners

Inspire Veterinary Partners, Inc. owns and operates veterinary hospitals in the United States. The company specializes in small animal general practice hospitals, which serve companion pets, canine, and feline breeds, including equine care. Its hospitals provide preventive care for companion animals consisting of annual health exams and parasite control; dental health; nutrition and body condition counseling; neurological examinations; radiology; bloodwork; and skin and coat health, and other breed specific preventive care services. It also offers surgical services, which include soft tissue procedures, such as spays and neuters, mass removals, splenectomies, gastropexies, orthopedic procedures, and other surgical offerings; and care and alternative procedures, such as acupuncture, chiropractic, and other health and wellness services. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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. It sells its products through stores and online channel. The company was formerly known as Mangrove Bay Ecommerce Holding (Cayman) and changed its name to Yatsen Holding Limited in January 2019. Yatsen Holding Limited was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.