Canaan (CAN) Competitors $0.84 -0.03 (-3.81%) Closing price 07/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.82 -0.02 (-2.24%) As of 07:03 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CAN vs. JKS, BELFA, NSSC, LASR, SHLS, INDI, CSIQ, ICHR, BKSY, and IMOSShould you be buying Canaan stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canaan include JinkoSolar (JKS), Bel Fuse (BELFA), NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC), nLight (LASR), Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), indie Semiconductor (INDI), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Ichor (ICHR), BlackSky Technology (BKSY), and Chipmos Technologies (IMOS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Canaan vs. Its Competitors JinkoSolar Bel Fuse NAPCO Security Technologies nLight Shoals Technologies Group indie Semiconductor Canadian Solar Ichor BlackSky Technology Chipmos Technologies JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) and Canaan (NASDAQ:CAN) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Do analysts rate JKS or CAN? JinkoSolar presently has a consensus target price of $27.19, indicating a potential upside of 13.22%. Canaan has a consensus target price of $2.67, indicating a potential upside of 217.91%. Given Canaan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canaan is more favorable than JinkoSolar.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score JinkoSolar 4 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.57Canaan 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has better earnings & valuation, JKS or CAN? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJinkoSolar$83.06B0.01$7.47M-$5.02-4.78Canaan$269.32M1.16-$249.75M-$1.02-0.82 Is JKS or CAN more profitable? JinkoSolar has a net margin of -2.23% compared to Canaan's net margin of -93.62%. JinkoSolar's return on equity of -2.95% beat Canaan's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets JinkoSolar-2.23% -2.95% -0.76% Canaan -93.62%-98.53%-57.74% Which has more risk & volatility, JKS or CAN? JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canaan has a beta of 3.29, meaning that its stock price is 229% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in JKS or CAN? 35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Canaan shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Canaan shares are owned by 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. Does the media prefer JKS or CAN? In the previous week, Canaan had 5 more articles in the media than JinkoSolar. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Canaan and 1 mentions for JinkoSolar. JinkoSolar's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Canaan's score of 0.60 indicating that JinkoSolar is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment JinkoSolar 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Canaan 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCanaan beats JinkoSolar on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Canaan News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CAN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCanaanFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$325.17M$8.04B$12.32B$9.47BDividend YieldN/A4.68%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio-0.8219.0119.0619.95Price / Sales1.165.8826.25100.89Price / CashN/A21.8321.8458.97Price / Book1.182.792.275.90Net Income-$249.75M$314.15M$998.01M$258.42M7 Day Performance-6.70%3.17%0.88%2.11%1 Month Performance37.01%19.31%4.39%12.44%1 Year Performance-16.95%26.66%540.85%19.55% Canaan Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CANCanaan3.0632 of 5 stars$0.84-3.8%$2.67+217.9%-17.0%$325.17M$269.32M-0.82350JKSJinkoSolar1.8693 of 5 stars$23.41+1.0%$27.19+16.1%+17.6%$1.20B$12.64B-4.6633,830Positive NewsBELFABel Fuse3.2661 of 5 stars$91.85+0.9%$115.00+25.2%+11.5%$1.16B$534.79M28.176,300News CoverageNSSCNAPCO Security Technologies2.6611 of 5 stars$30.44+0.2%$30.83+1.3%-45.6%$1.09B$188.82M24.951,070Positive NewsLASRnLight1.8687 of 5 stars$19.54-2.1%$17.70-9.4%+61.5%$966.06M$198.55M-17.291,100Positive NewsSHLSShoals Technologies Group4.0051 of 5 stars$5.64+2.2%$8.77+55.5%-15.3%$942.90M$399.21M47.001,290Gap UpINDIindie Semiconductor2.4238 of 5 stars$4.41-5.8%$6.08+37.9%-29.5%$937.17M$216.68M-5.88400Positive NewsCSIQCanadian Solar2.5094 of 5 stars$12.90+5.3%$14.16+9.8%-19.0%$863.91M$5.99B-25.801,224ICHRIchor4.4005 of 5 stars$22.60-0.7%$32.67+44.5%-39.9%$771.11M$849.04M-47.082,380Positive NewsBKSYBlackSky Technology1.3829 of 5 stars$22.35-5.7%$24.33+8.9%+133.7%$707.22M$102.09M-8.69210Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeIMOSChipmos Technologies2.6531 of 5 stars$18.21+0.5%N/A-25.6%$653.01M$692.20M18.585,898 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JKS Alternatives BELFA Alternatives NSSC Alternatives LASR Alternatives SHLS Alternatives INDI Alternatives CSIQ Alternatives ICHR Alternatives BKSY Alternatives IMOS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CAN) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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