Yatsen (NYSE:YSG – Get Free Report) and Solesence (NASDAQ:SLSN – Get Free Report) 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, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
70.2% of Solesence shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of Yatsen shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Solesence shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Yatsen and Solesence”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Yatsen | $614.62 million | 0.36 | -$11.56 million | ($0.21) | -11.33 |
| Solesence | $62.06 million | 0.98 | $1.79 million | ($0.03) | -28.73 |
Solesence has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Yatsen. Solesence is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yatsen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Yatsen and Solesence, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Yatsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Solesence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Yatsen and Solesence’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Yatsen | -4.63% | -7.13% | -5.49% |
| Solesence | -3.40% | -11.58% | -3.79% |
Volatility and Risk
Yatsen has a beta of -1.54, meaning that its stock price is 254% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solesence has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Solesence beats Yatsen on 7 of the 10 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 Solesence
Nanophase Technologies Corporation provides engineered materials, formulation development, and commercial manufacturing with an integrated family of technologies in the United States. It offers surface engineered zinc oxide and titanium dioxide for sunscreens and personal care products; fully formulated cosmetics, sun care, and skin care under the Solésence brand name; and advanced materials products, such as architectural coatings, industrial coatings, abrasion-resistant additives, plastics additives, medical diagnostics, and various surface finishing technologies applications. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Romeoville, Illinois.
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