YSG NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Yatsen Holding · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products

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Latest close 3.43 USD
3.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.3%, after a -1.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bullish with 35/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 49/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 18d.

Setup score 30 out of 100
Latest Close 3.43 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.3% latest completed week
4W Return -1.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 17.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 3.3% Latest completed week; four-week move -1.2%. Indicator stack 13/70 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Buy Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bullish 35/100 conviction; expected move 57.7%. News sentiment 49/100 39 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 18d Next report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 15.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.3%, after a -1.2% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1812-week average 0.08

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.18Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals2Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -1.2% over four weeks, 17.1% over 12 weeks, and -60.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.3%
4W-1.2%
12W17.1%
26W-19.5%
52W-60.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.17Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-14.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-39.94Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change10.6%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 85% Model confidence 81%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength34/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Value78/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Quality10/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Momentum4/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Growth82/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
15.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-16.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
78.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-4.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-1.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-6.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
29.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
35.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
35.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-35.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

YSG shows bullish options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.48, expected move of 57.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction35/100
Expected move57.7%
Put/call volume0.48
Pressure47
Speculation12
Volatility96
Trend agreement11
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 39 relevant articles.

7 positive · 22 neutral · 10 negative
Patient CapitalFresh

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Fresh buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings18dNext report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move57.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-67.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.5%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher15 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+21.6%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-24.1%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+3.3%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses3
Sharp losses7
Recent vol10.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.9% / -9.2%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape26/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis27/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.18; No reversal markers Factors30/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 2; Small Cap Core rank 11 Patient CapitalFresh

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Fresh buy signal Options42/100

YSG shows bullish options pressure with a 35/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.48, expected move of 57.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 57.7% Sentiment49/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 39 relevant articles.

Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) Shares Down 1.9% - Time to Sell? Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings18d

Next report is scheduled for 20 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20263.43 USD3.3%3.47 USD4.61 USD1.17-39.94404.1KOff
24 Jul 20263.32 USD-7.0%3.50 USD4.62 USD1.25-42.60332.6KOff
17 Jul 20263.57 USD-1.4%3.52 USD4.64 USD1.36-39.90497.5KOff
10 Jul 20263.62 USD4.3%3.55 USD4.66 USD1.37-41.61588.0KOff
3 Jul 20263.47 USD8.4%3.57 USD4.68 USD1.36-44.67520.9KOff
26 Jun 20263.20 USD0.0%3.64 USD4.69 USD1.13-49.22691.9KOff
19 Jun 20263.20 USD2.9%3.75 USD4.70 USD1.03-51.79664.8KOff
12 Jun 20263.11 USD16.9%3.85 USD4.71 USD0.67-53.89919.7KOff
5 Jun 20262.66 USD-15.6%3.98 USD4.72 USD0.16-61.261.4MOff
29 May 20263.15 USD21.6%4.10 USD4.74 USD-0.07-55.901.0MOff
22 May 20262.59 USD5.3%4.23 USD4.75 USD-0.34-63.601.5MOff
15 May 20262.46 USD-16.0%4.40 USD4.76 USD-0.42-65.48573.2KOff
8 May 20262.93 USD-3.3%4.60 USD4.77 USD-0.27-59.25308.1KOff
1 May 20263.03 USD6.3%4.74 USD4.78 USD-0.21-57.18656.3KOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.