Head-To-Head Analysis: Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) versus Yatsen (NYSE:YSG)

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (NASDAQ:OLLI) and Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Yatsen’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	8.81%	12.86%	8.29%
Yatsen	-11.54%	-15.36%	-11.80%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Yatsen”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	$2.27 billion	3.05	$199.76 million	$3.62	31.24
Yatsen	$464.90 million	0.83	-$97.02 million	($0.69)	-5.93

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has higher revenue and earnings than Yatsen. Yatsen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yatsen has a beta of -2.08, indicating that its stock price is 308% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Yatsen, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet	0	4	12	0	2.75
Yatsen	1	0	0	0	1.00

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet presently has a consensus target price of $142.57, indicating a potential upside of 26.06%. Given Ollie’s Bargain Outlet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is more favorable than Yatsen.

Summary

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet beats Yatsen on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ollie’s Bargain Outlet

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the retail of closeouts, excess inventory, and salvage merchandise. It offers overstocks, package changes, manufacturer refurbished goods, and irregulars. The company’s products include housewares, food, books and stationery, bed and bath, floor coverings, electronics and toys. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings was founded by Mark Butler, Mort Bernstein, Oliver Rosenberg and Harry Coverman on July 29, 1982, and is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA.

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.