Comparing Yunhong Green CTI (NASDAQ:YHGJ) & Zepp Health (NYSE:ZEPP)

Yunhong Green CTI (NASDAQ:YHGJ) and Zepp Health (NYSE:ZEPP) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Yunhong Green CTI and Zepp Health”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yunhong Green CTI	$19.70 million	0.37	-$2.53 million	($1.11)	-2.51
Zepp Health	$258.90 million	0.28	-$40.07 million	($2.75)	-1.81

Yunhong Green CTI has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Zepp Health. Yunhong Green CTI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zepp Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

2.0% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of Zepp Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.8% of Yunhong Green CTI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.0% of Zepp Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Yunhong Green CTI and Zepp Health, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yunhong Green CTI	1	0	0	0	1.00
Zepp Health	1	0	1	0	2.00

Zepp Health has a consensus price target of $53.01, suggesting a potential upside of 964.46%. Given Zepp Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zepp Health is more favorable than Yunhong Green CTI.

Profitability

This table compares Yunhong Green CTI and Zepp Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yunhong Green CTI	-14.43%	-38.81%	-13.25%
Zepp Health	-15.78%	-19.64%	-7.18%

Volatility & Risk

Yunhong Green CTI has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zepp Health has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Zepp Health beats Yunhong Green CTI on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yunhong Green CTI

Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. develops, produces, distributes, and sells consumer products in the United States and internationally. It offers novelty products, including foil balloons; latex balloons under the Partyloons name; and toy balloon products, which include punch balls, water bombs, and balloons twisted into shapes, as well as other inflatable toy items. The company also offers packaging films and custom film products for food, and other commercial and packaging applications; and container products, as well as assembles and sells Candy Blossom product line. It primarily serves various retail outlets, including general merchandise stores, discount and drugstore chains, grocery chains, card and gift shops, party goods stores, and florists and balloon decorators. The company sells its products directly, as well as through a network of distributors and wholesalers, retail chains, and independent sales representatives. The company was formerly known as Yunhong CTI Ltd. and changed its name to Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. in August 2023. Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Lake Barrington, Illinois.

About Zepp Health

Zepp Health Corporation operates as a smart wearable and health technology company worldwide. The company operates in two segments: Self-Branded Products and Others, and Xiaomi Wearable Products. It empowers users to live lives by optimizing health, fitness, and wellness journeys through its consumer brands, Amazfit, Zepp Clarity, and Zepp Aura. The company through its proprietary Zepp Digital Management Platform, which includes the Zepp OS, AI chips, biometric sensors, and data algorithms, delivers cloud-based 24/7 actionable insights and guidance to help users attain wellness goals. The company offers smart bands, watches, modules, and scales; and associated accessories, smart hearable products, sportswear, home fitness equipment, home appliances, and smart watch accessories. It also provides charts and graphs to display analysis of the activity and biometric data collected from users through its Zepp Life and Zepp mobile apps. It offers its products under the Amazfit and Zepp brand names in approximately 90 countries. The company was formerly known as Huami Corporation and changed its name to Zepp Health Corporation in February 2021. Zepp Health Corporation was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Hefei, the People's Republic of China.