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$25.04 +1.44 (+6.10%)
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JKS vs. LPL, COMM, PL, SIMO, VIAV, NN, KLIC, SEDG, DQ, and LUNR

Should you be buying JinkoSolar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of JinkoSolar include LG Display (LPL), CommScope (COMM), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), DAQO New Energy (DQ), and Intuitive Machines (LUNR). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

JinkoSolar vs. Its Competitors

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

JinkoSolar has higher revenue and earnings than LG Display. LG Display 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
LG Display$19.51B0.23-$1.79B-$0.42-10.62
JinkoSolar$83.06B0.02$7.47M-$5.02-4.99

JinkoSolar has a consensus target price of $28.99, suggesting a potential upside of 15.76%. Given JinkoSolar's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than LG Display.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LG Display
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.60
JinkoSolar
4 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

In the previous week, JinkoSolar had 2 more articles in the media than LG Display. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for JinkoSolar and 4 mentions for LG Display. LG Display's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat JinkoSolar's score of 0.65 indicating that LG Display is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
LG Display
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
JinkoSolar
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

LG Display has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of LG Display shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held 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.

JinkoSolar has a net margin of -2.23% compared to LG Display's net margin of -2.25%. JinkoSolar's return on equity of -2.95% beat LG Display's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LG Display-2.25% -7.60% -1.92%
JinkoSolar -2.23%-2.95%-0.76%

Summary

JinkoSolar beats LG Display on 11 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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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JKS vs. The Competition

MetricJinkoSolarSolar IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.22B$2.09B$7.94B$21.68B
Dividend Yield5.27%4.38%10.78%3.48%
P/E Ratio-4.997.4239.9129.69
Price / Sales0.02132.44946.8870.28
Price / Cash1.099.7236.2525.00
Price / Book0.303.243.904.58
Net Income$7.47M-$167.64M$4.29B$1.00B
7 Day Performance-1.67%0.61%0.61%0.65%
1 Month Performance13.77%11.84%2.78%3.07%
1 Year Performance29.34%17.48%15.73%14.34%

JinkoSolar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JKS
JinkoSolar
1.8454 of 5 stars
$25.04
+6.1%
$28.99
+15.8%
+30.3%$1.22B$83.06B-4.9933,830News Coverage
Gap Up
LPL
LG Display
1.0146 of 5 stars
$4.42
-1.0%
N/A+16.8%$4.46B$26.31T-10.5160,792Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
COMM
CommScope
4.3895 of 5 stars
$16.20
+1.1%
$14.75
-9.0%
+212.5%$3.59B$4.21B6.0920,000Positive News
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.5554 of 5 stars
$9.70
+48.5%
$6.86
-29.2%
+374.8%$2.94B$244.35M-26.93800Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
3.7465 of 5 stars
$84.85
+3.0%
$87.78
+3.5%
+52.7%$2.88B$803.55M35.801,819News Coverage
Positive News
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.8627 of 5 stars
$11.61
-0.4%
$13.50
+16.3%
+43.4%$2.59B$1.08B72.573,600News Coverage
NN
NextNav
1.3045 of 5 stars
$15.78
-1.7%
$20.00
+26.7%
+131.1%$2.10B$5.67M-12.2360Positive News
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
4.1839 of 5 stars
$38.15
-0.2%
$44.33
+16.2%
-1.8%$1.99B$706.23M476.882,746Positive News
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
3.1157 of 5 stars
$33.44
-2.8%
$18.20
-45.6%
+59.6%$1.99B$901.46M-1.124,930News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
DQ
DAQO New Energy
2.9707 of 5 stars
$28.02
-4.1%
$28.10
+0.3%
+67.9%$1.88B$1.03B-4.804,749
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
3.3459 of 5 stars
$8.44
-0.6%
$15.10
+78.9%
+54.0%$1.51B$228M-2.601Positive News

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