Reviewing Xinyi Solar (OTCMKTS:XNYIF) and JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS)

Xinyi Solar (OTCMKTS:XNYIF) and JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) are both computer and technology 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, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Xinyi Solar and JinkoSolar, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xinyi Solar	0	0	0	0	0.00
JinkoSolar	2	3	1	1	2.14

JinkoSolar has a consensus target price of $24.38, suggesting a potential upside of 54.28%. Given JinkoSolar’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than Xinyi Solar.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Xinyi Solar and JinkoSolar”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xinyi Solar	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JinkoSolar	$9.37 billion	0.09	-$635.64 million	($9.74)	-1.62

Xinyi Solar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JinkoSolar.

Profitability

This table compares Xinyi Solar and JinkoSolar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xinyi Solar	N/A	N/A	N/A
JinkoSolar	-5.62%	-9.52%	-2.14%

Summary

JinkoSolar beats Xinyi Solar on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Xinyi Solar

Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, produces and sells solar glass products in the People's Republic of China, rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Sales of Solar Glass and Solar Farm Business. The company offers ultra-clear patterned solar glasses, back glasses, and anti-reflective coating solar glasses to photovoltaic module manufacturers. It also develops, operates, and manages solar farms; and provides engineering, procurement, and construction services. In addition, the company engages in the provision of solar power systems; and trading of solar glass products. Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Wuhu, the People's Republic of China.

About JinkoSolar

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, production, and marketing of photovoltaic products. The company offers solar modules, silicon wafers, solar cells, recovered silicon materials, and silicon ingots. It also provides solar system integration services; solar power generation and solar system EPC services; and energy storage system, as well as undertakes solar power projects. The company sells its products to distributors, project developers, system integrators, and manufacturers of solar power products under the JinkoSolar brand. As of December 31, 2023, it had an integrated annual capacity of 85 gigawatts (GW) for mono wafers; 90 GW for solar cells; and 110 GW for solar modules. It operates in China, the United States, Mexico, Australia, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Jordan, Vietnam, Egypt, Spain, Germany, and internationally. JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Shangrao, the People's Republic of China.