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JKS vs. SEDG, PI, OLED, LASR, and HIMX

Should you buy JinkoSolar stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares JinkoSolar with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with JinkoSolar include SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Impinj (PI), Universal Display (OLED), nLight (LASR), and Himax Technologies (HIMX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

How does JinkoSolar compare to SolarEdge Technologies?

JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) and SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SolarEdge Technologies has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

JinkoSolar has a net margin of -5.62% compared to SolarEdge Technologies' net margin of -28.56%. JinkoSolar's return on equity of -9.52% beat SolarEdge Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
JinkoSolar-5.62% -9.52% -2.14%
SolarEdge Technologies -28.56%-38.66%-7.72%

SolarEdge Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JinkoSolar. SolarEdge Technologies 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$9.37B0.11-$635.64M-$9.74N/A
SolarEdge Technologies$1.18B3.28-$405.45M-$6.13N/A

JinkoSolar presently has a consensus price target of $24.38, indicating a potential upside of 24.36%. SolarEdge Technologies has a consensus price target of $33.25, indicating a potential downside of 48.01%. Given JinkoSolar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than SolarEdge Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
JinkoSolar
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
SolarEdge Technologies
7 Sell rating(s)
15 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.74

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of SolarEdge Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, SolarEdge Technologies had 14 more articles in the media than JinkoSolar. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for SolarEdge Technologies and 0 mentions for JinkoSolar. SolarEdge Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat JinkoSolar's score of -0.54 indicating that SolarEdge Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
JinkoSolar Negative
SolarEdge Technologies Positive

Summary

JinkoSolar beats SolarEdge Technologies on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does JinkoSolar compare to Impinj?

Impinj (NASDAQ:PI) and JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Impinj had 15 more articles in the media than JinkoSolar. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Impinj and 0 mentions for JinkoSolar. Impinj's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat JinkoSolar's score of -0.54 indicating that Impinj is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Impinj Neutral
JinkoSolar Negative

Impinj has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Impinj has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JinkoSolar. Impinj 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
Impinj$361.08M10.91-$10.85M-$0.92N/A
JinkoSolar$9.37B0.11-$635.64M-$9.74N/A

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Impinj shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Impinj currently has a consensus price target of $175.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.31%. JinkoSolar has a consensus price target of $24.38, suggesting a potential upside of 24.36%. Given Impinj's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Impinj is more favorable than JinkoSolar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Impinj
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
JinkoSolar
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

JinkoSolar has a net margin of -5.62% compared to Impinj's net margin of -7.66%. Impinj's return on equity of 5.67% beat JinkoSolar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Impinj-7.66% 5.67% 2.18%
JinkoSolar -5.62%-9.52%-2.14%

Summary

Impinj beats JinkoSolar on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does JinkoSolar compare to Universal Display?

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

Universal Display has a net margin of 34.08% compared to JinkoSolar's net margin of -5.62%. Universal Display's return on equity of 12.34% beat JinkoSolar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
JinkoSolar-5.62% -9.52% -2.14%
Universal Display 34.08%12.34%11.04%

In the previous week, Universal Display had 5 more articles in the media than JinkoSolar. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Universal Display and 0 mentions for JinkoSolar. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat JinkoSolar's score of -0.54 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
JinkoSolar Negative
Universal Display Positive

JinkoSolar currently has a consensus target price of $24.38, indicating a potential upside of 24.36%. Universal Display has a consensus target price of $130.60, indicating a potential upside of 47.04%. Given Universal Display's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Universal Display is more favorable than JinkoSolar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
JinkoSolar
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
Universal Display
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
JinkoSolar$9.37B0.11-$635.64M-$9.74N/A
Universal Display$650.61M6.38$242.07M$4.4819.83

JinkoSolar pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. JinkoSolar pays out -13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Universal Display pays out 44.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Universal Display has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. JinkoSolar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Universal Display shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Universal Display shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Universal Display beats JinkoSolar on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does JinkoSolar compare to nLight?

JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) and nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, nLight has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the broader market.

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of nLight shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of nLight shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

nLight has a net margin of -5.08% compared to JinkoSolar's net margin of -5.62%. nLight's return on equity of -4.18% beat JinkoSolar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
JinkoSolar-5.62% -9.52% -2.14%
nLight -5.08%-4.18%-3.20%

JinkoSolar presently has a consensus target price of $24.38, indicating a potential upside of 24.36%. nLight has a consensus target price of $69.06, indicating a potential upside of 3.43%. Given JinkoSolar's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than nLight.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
JinkoSolar
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14
nLight
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

In the previous week, nLight had 20 more articles in the media than JinkoSolar. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for nLight and 0 mentions for JinkoSolar. nLight's average media sentiment score of -0.01 beat JinkoSolar's score of -0.54 indicating that nLight is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
JinkoSolar Negative
nLight Neutral

nLight has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JinkoSolar. nLight 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$9.37B0.11-$635.64M-$9.74N/A
nLight$261.33M14.41-$23.47M-$0.30N/A

Summary

nLight beats JinkoSolar on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does JinkoSolar compare to Himax Technologies?

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

Himax Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. JinkoSolar pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Himax Technologies pays out 180.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JinkoSolar pays out -13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JinkoSolar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Himax Technologies has a net margin of 3.91% compared to JinkoSolar's net margin of -5.62%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 3.57% beat JinkoSolar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Himax Technologies3.91% 3.57% 1.86%
JinkoSolar -5.62%-9.52%-2.14%

Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Himax Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than JinkoSolar. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Himax Technologies and 0 mentions for JinkoSolar. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat JinkoSolar's score of -0.54 indicating that Himax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Himax Technologies Positive
JinkoSolar Negative

Himax Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential downside of 60.65%. JinkoSolar has a consensus target price of $24.38, indicating a potential upside of 24.36%. Given JinkoSolar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than Himax Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Himax Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
JinkoSolar
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Himax Technologies$832.17M4.26$43.94M$0.20101.65
JinkoSolar$9.37B0.11-$635.64M-$9.74N/A

Summary

Himax Technologies beats JinkoSolar on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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JKS vs. The Competition

MetricJinkoSolarSolar IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.05B$3.28B$10.15B$23.05B
Dividend Yield6.38%3.56%10.43%4.10%
P/E Ratio-2.0115.5220.5030.30
Price / Sales0.1189.69771.5322.44
Price / Cash1.4812.8237.1818.46
Price / Book0.274.874.304.61
Net Income-$635.64M$24.30M$4.23B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-10.28%-10.88%-0.92%-1.80%
1 Month Performance-20.06%10.01%0.07%-1.21%
1 Year Performance3.93%99.40%46.17%21.30%

JinkoSolar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JKS
JinkoSolar
4.2369 of 5 stars
$19.60
-2.3%
$24.38
+24.4%
+7.0%$1.05B$9.37BN/A26,409
SEDG
SolarEdge Technologies
1.7544 of 5 stars
$75.80
-0.7%
$33.25
-56.1%
+247.3%$4.64B$1.28BN/A3,576
PI
Impinj
4.0093 of 5 stars
$142.67
-5.5%
$175.00
+22.7%
+6.6%$4.60B$361.05MN/A390
OLED
Universal Display
4.9264 of 5 stars
$95.34
+3.5%
$130.60
+37.0%
-43.1%$4.31B$626.55M21.28440
LASR
nLight
2.5877 of 5 stars
$70.58
-4.8%
$69.06
-2.2%
+274.1%$4.18B$261.33MN/A1,100

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