Contrasting Swatch Group (OTCMKTS:SWGAY) and Yatsen (NYSE:YSG)

Swatch Group (OTCMKTS:SWGAY) and Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Swatch Group and Yatsen”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Swatch Group	$7.65 billion	2.91	$219.23 million	N/A	N/A
Yatsen	$464.90 million	1.81	-$97.02 million	($0.76)	-11.79

Swatch Group has higher revenue and earnings than Yatsen.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Swatch Group and Yatsen, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Swatch Group	2	0	0	0	1.00
Yatsen	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Swatch Group and Yatsen’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Swatch Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Yatsen	-14.05%	-16.35%	-12.83%

Risk and Volatility

Swatch Group has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yatsen has a beta of -2.1, suggesting that its share price is 310% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Swatch Group beats Yatsen on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Swatch Group

The Swatch Group AG designs, manufactures, and sells finished watches, jewelry, and watch movements and components worldwide. The company operates through Watches & Jewelry and Electronic Systems segments. The Watches & Jewelry segment designs, produces, and commercializes watches and jewelry. The Electronic Systems segment engages in the design, production, and commercialization of electronic components, as well as sports timing activities. It is also involved in the provision of assembly, research and development, administration, polishing, logistics and distribution, and customer services; and hard material products, microelectronics, watch cases and crowns, miniature low-frequency quartz crystals, thin wires, miniature batteries, watch dials, watch hands, bracelets, sports timing technology and equipment, precision parts, and assembly electronic components. In addition, the company engages in retail, communication, real estate, real estate management, finance, reinsurance, and art center businesses. It offers its watch and jewelry products primarily under the Breguet, Harry Winston, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz, Léon Hatot, Omega, Longines, Rado, Union Glashütte, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Swatch, and Flik Flak brands. The Swatch Group AG was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.

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.