JKS vs. SHLS, CSIQ, SPWR, SEDG, CLMT, DMLP, NRP, ACDC, PFHC, and WKC
Should you be buying JinkoSolar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of JinkoSolar include Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS), Canadian Solar (CSIQ), SunPower (SPWR), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT), Dorchester Minerals (DMLP), Natural Resource Partners (NRP), ProFrac (ACDC), ProFrac (PFHC), and World Kinect (WKC). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) and Shoals Technologies Group (NASDAQ:SHLS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.
In the previous week, JinkoSolar had 23 more articles in the media than Shoals Technologies Group. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for JinkoSolar and 10 mentions for Shoals Technologies Group. JinkoSolar's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Shoals Technologies Group's score of 0.05 indicating that JinkoSolar is being referred to more favorably in the media.
JinkoSolar presently has a consensus price target of $26.60, indicating a potential upside of 2.54%. Shoals Technologies Group has a consensus price target of $20.94, indicating a potential upside of 132.94%. Given Shoals Technologies Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shoals Technologies Group is more favorable than JinkoSolar.
Shoals Technologies Group has a net margin of 8.18% compared to JinkoSolar's net margin of 2.74%. Shoals Technologies Group's return on equity of 16.02% beat JinkoSolar's return on equity.
JinkoSolar received 209 more outperform votes than Shoals Technologies Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.80% of users gave JinkoSolar an outperform vote while only 47.10% of users gave Shoals Technologies Group an outperform vote.
35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Shoals Technologies Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shoals Technologies Group has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.
JinkoSolar has higher revenue and earnings than Shoals Technologies Group. JinkoSolar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shoals Technologies Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
JinkoSolar and Shoals Technologies Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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