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JKS vs. PL, WOLF, ONDS, SIMO, COMM, VIAV, SEDG, KLIC, LUNR, and AAOI

Should you be buying JinkoSolar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of JinkoSolar include Planet Labs PBC (PL), Wolfspeed (WOLF), Ondas (ONDS), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), CommScope (COMM), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), and Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

JinkoSolar vs. Its Competitors

JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) and Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Planet Labs PBC had 16 more articles in the media than JinkoSolar. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Planet Labs PBC and 5 mentions for JinkoSolar. JinkoSolar's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Planet Labs PBC's score of 0.69 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)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Planet Labs PBC
6 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

JinkoSolar presently has a consensus target price of $28.99, indicating a potential upside of 18.79%. Planet Labs PBC has a consensus target price of $8.56, indicating a potential downside of 44.77%. Given JinkoSolar's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than Planet Labs PBC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
JinkoSolar
5 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.43
Planet Labs PBC
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Labs PBC has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

JinkoSolar has a net margin of -2.23% compared to Planet Labs PBC's net margin of -34.46%. JinkoSolar's return on equity of -2.95% beat Planet Labs PBC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
JinkoSolar-2.23% -2.95% -0.76%
Planet Labs PBC -34.46%-20.25%-13.81%

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Planet Labs PBC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
JinkoSolar$12.64B0.10$7.47M-$5.02-4.86
Planet Labs PBC$244.35M19.53-$123.20M-$0.30-51.66

Summary

JinkoSolar beats Planet Labs PBC on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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JKS vs. The Competition

MetricJinkoSolarSolar IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.26B$2.42B$7.91B$21.92B
Dividend Yield5.32%4.41%10.74%3.58%
P/E Ratio-4.848.2777.1129.70
Price / Sales0.10130.561,528.5663.59
Price / Cash1.1110.6036.4624.43
Price / Book0.294.204.914.62
Net Income$7.47M-$168.54M$4.28B$1.01B
7 Day Performance-3.09%1.20%1.47%-0.08%
1 Month Performance-0.48%17.15%5.79%2.68%
1 Year Performance-0.56%44.40%18.06%14.85%

JinkoSolar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JKS
JinkoSolar
3.2062 of 5 stars
$24.40
+1.0%
$28.99
+18.8%
-7.1%$1.26B$12.64B-4.8433,830Analyst Forecast
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.5553 of 5 stars
$15.24
-0.5%
$8.56
-43.8%
+629.9%$4.69B$244.35M-50.80800Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
WOLF
Wolfspeed
0.4756 of 5 stars
$26.27
+7.8%
$9.80
-62.7%
+220.4%$4.09B$757.60M-2.333,434
ONDS
Ondas
1.379 of 5 stars
$10.66
+7.6%
$7.25
-32.0%
+1,119.4%$3.42B$7.19M-20.5070Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
3.7453 of 5 stars
$99.99
+1.2%
$94.38
-5.6%
+55.9%$3.40B$768.74M42.191,819Positive News
Analyst Forecast
COMM
CommScope
4.1949 of 5 stars
$15.26
-1.7%
$14.75
-3.3%
+149.8%$3.38B$4.21B5.7420,000Analyst Downgrade
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.6262 of 5 stars
$12.78
+0.5%
$13.50
+5.6%
+41.7%$2.85B$1.08B79.883,600Analyst Forecast
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
2.8903 of 5 stars
$37.09
+2.3%
$18.92
-49.0%
+92.1%$2.20B$901.46M-1.244,930Analyst Forecast
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.9394 of 5 stars
$41.61
+3.1%
$44.33
+6.5%
-8.3%$2.17B$657.84M520.132,746Positive News
Analyst Forecast
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
3.0847 of 5 stars
$11.98
+4.7%
$15.44
+28.9%
+68.9%$2.14B$228M-3.701Analyst Forecast
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
2.2628 of 5 stars
$33.79
+21.0%
$27.20
-19.5%
+95.9%$2.11B$368.23M-10.063,309News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
High Trading Volume

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