Canaan (CAN) Competitors

Canaan (NASDAQ:CAN) and JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media favor CAN or JKS?

In the previous week, Canaan had 8 more articles in the media than JinkoSolar. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Canaan and 2 mentions for JinkoSolar. JinkoSolar's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Canaan's score of 0.45 indicating that JinkoSolar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canaan	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
JinkoSolar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CAN or JKS?

70.1% of Canaan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Canaan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CAN or JKS?

Canaan has a beta of 3.32, meaning that its stock price is 232% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CAN or JKS?

Canaan currently has a consensus price target of $2.90, suggesting a potential upside of 290.20%. JinkoSolar has a consensus price target of $27.19, suggesting a potential upside of 44.94%. Given Canaan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Canaan is more favorable than JinkoSolar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canaan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
JinkoSolar	4 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CAN or JKS?

JinkoSolar has higher revenue and earnings than Canaan. JinkoSolar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canaan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canaan	$317.01M	0.87	-$414.15M	-$1.02	-0.73
JinkoSolar	$83.06B	0.01	$485.56M	-$5.02	-3.74

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAN or JKS?

JinkoSolar received 245 more outperform votes than Canaan when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.95% of users gave Canaan an outperform vote while only 54.56% of users gave JinkoSolar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canaan	Outperform Votes 30 78.95%	Underperform Votes 8 21.05%
JinkoSolar	Outperform Votes 275 54.56%	Underperform Votes 229 45.44%

Is CAN or JKS more profitable?

JinkoSolar has a net margin of 0.53% compared to Canaan's net margin of -128.85%. JinkoSolar's return on equity of 4.18% beat Canaan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canaan	-128.85%	-60.37%	-42.71%
JinkoSolar	0.53%	4.18%	1.06%

Summary

Canaan and JinkoSolar tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.