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$24.15 +0.65 (+2.77%)
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JKS vs. LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, NN, LUNR, PL, KLIC, COMM, and HIMX

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

JinkoSolar vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, JinkoSolar had 7 more articles in the media than LG Display. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for JinkoSolar and 0 mentions for LG Display. JinkoSolar's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat LG Display's score of 0.00 indicating that JinkoSolar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
JinkoSolar Neutral
LG Display Neutral

JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LG Display has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

JinkoSolar has a net margin of -2.23% compared to LG Display's net margin of -7.17%. JinkoSolar's return on equity of -2.95% beat LG Display's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
JinkoSolar-2.23% -2.95% -0.76%
LG Display -7.17%-24.14%-6.06%

JinkoSolar currently has a consensus target price of $27.19, suggesting a potential upside of 12.59%. Given JinkoSolar's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than LG Display.

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)
1.57
LG Display
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of LG Display shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

JinkoSolar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LG Display. JinkoSolar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LG Display, 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-$5.02-4.81
LG Display$19.51B0.19-$1.79B-$1.78-2.03

Summary

JinkoSolar beats LG Display on 10 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$1.25B$1.96B$7.64B$20.72B
Dividend Yield11.36%7.43%10.91%3.72%
P/E Ratio-4.817.4661.4528.07
Price / Sales0.10117.3221,883.7838.44
Price / Cash1.129.5236.2422.53
Price / Book0.292.783.344.58
Net Income$7.47M-$167.64M$4.21B$985.54M
7 Day Performance12.69%11.26%1.85%2.79%
1 Month Performance30.09%16.75%5.87%5.46%
1 Year Performance11.03%-5.82%103.16%15.06%

JinkoSolar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JKS
JinkoSolar
1.8871 of 5 stars
$24.15
+2.8%
$27.19
+12.6%
+8.8%$1.25B$12.64B-4.8133,830Gap Up
LPL
LG Display
0.5762 of 5 stars
$3.44
-1.1%
N/A-18.3%$3.44B$19.51B-1.9360,792
PI
Impinj
3.8582 of 5 stars
$111.81
0.0%
$155.38
+39.0%
-27.5%$3.24B$363.54M-2,794.55390Positive News
SIMO
Silicon Motion Technology
4.4698 of 5 stars
$75.41
-0.5%
$83.89
+11.2%
-8.1%$2.56B$803.55M27.031,819News Coverage
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.4096 of 5 stars
$10.09
+0.9%
$12.69
+25.7%
+47.7%$2.25B$1.05B504.753,600
NN
NextNav
1.467 of 5 stars
$15.19
+0.8%
$20.00
+31.7%
+98.6%$2.01B$5.67M-14.8960
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
3.0248 of 5 stars
$10.82
-1.3%
$16.06
+48.4%
+196.0%$1.93B$228M-3.961News Coverage
Positive News
PL
Planet Labs PBC
1.7234 of 5 stars
$6.16
+1.5%
$6.71
+8.9%
+276.9%$1.87B$244.35M-17.11800High Trading Volume
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.7797 of 5 stars
$34.86
+0.3%
$44.50
+27.7%
-25.4%$1.84B$706.23M96.842,746Positive News
COMM
CommScope
3.2984 of 5 stars
$8.38
+2.2%
$4.88
-41.8%
+649.1%$1.82B$4.42B3.0720,000
HIMX
Himax Technologies
3.9474 of 5 stars
$8.91
-1.9%
$11.90
+33.6%
+20.8%$1.56B$906.80M18.182,177

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This page (NYSE:JKS) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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