Head to Head Analysis: Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) and Yunhong Green CTI (NASDAQ:YHGJ)

Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) and Yunhong Green CTI (NASDAQ:YHGJ) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Yatsen and Yunhong Green CTI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yatsen	$614.62 million	0.44	-$11.56 million	($0.13)	-22.27
Yunhong Green CTI	$19.70 million	0.40	-$2.53 million	($1.04)	-2.94

Yunhong Green CTI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Yatsen. Yatsen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yunhong Green CTI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Yatsen and Yunhong Green CTI, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yatsen	1	0	0	0	1.00
Yunhong Green CTI	1	0	0	0	1.00

Institutional and Insider Ownership

2.1% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of Yatsen shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Yatsen has a beta of -1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 265% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yunhong Green CTI has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Yatsen and Yunhong Green CTI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yatsen	-1.87%	-2.65%	-2.04%
Yunhong Green CTI	-12.84%	-28.77%	-11.01%

Summary

Yatsen beats Yunhong Green CTI on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Yunhong Green CTI

Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. develops, produces, distributes, and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It offers novelty products, including foil balloons; latex balloons under the Partyloons name; and toy balloon products, which include punch balls, water bombs, and balloons twisted into shapes, as well as other inflatable toy items. The company also offers packaging films and custom film products for food, and other commercial and packaging applications; and container products, as well as assembles and sells Candy Blossom product line. It primarily serves various retail outlets, including general merchandise stores, discount and drugstore chains, grocery chains, card and gift shops, party goods stores, and florists and balloon decorators. The company sells its products directly, as well as through a network of distributors and wholesalers, retail chains, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Yunhong CTI Ltd. and changed its name to Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. in August 2023. Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Lake Barrington, Illinois.