Reviewing Yunji (NASDAQ:YJ) & Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI)

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yunji	$417.65 million	0.02	-$23.26 million	($3.44)	-0.48
Bath & Body Works	$7.31 billion	0.98	$878.00 million	$3.64	9.22

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.

Profitability

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

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.1% of Bath & Body Works shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.3% of Yunji shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Bath & Body Works shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Yunji and Bath & Body Works, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Bath & Body Works has a consensus target price of $42.06, suggesting a potential upside of 25.34%. Given Bath & Body Works’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bath & Body Works is more favorable than Yunji.

Summary

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

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.

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.