JinkoSolar (JKS) Competitors

Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS) and JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRUS or JKS?

Cirrus Logic received 481 more outperform votes than JinkoSolar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.56% of users gave Cirrus Logic an outperform vote while only 55.80% of users gave JinkoSolar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cirrus Logic	Outperform Votes 755 71.56%	Underperform Votes 300 28.44%
JinkoSolar	Outperform Votes 274 55.80%	Underperform Votes 217 44.20%

Do analysts rate CRUS or JKS?

Cirrus Logic currently has a consensus price target of $107.86, suggesting a potential downside of 5.97%. JinkoSolar has a consensus price target of $26.60, suggesting a potential downside of 10.56%. Given JinkoSolar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cirrus Logic is more favorable than JinkoSolar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cirrus Logic	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
JinkoSolar	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CRUS or JKS?

88.0% of Cirrus Logic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cirrus Logic 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CRUS or JKS?

In the previous week, Cirrus Logic had 6 more articles in the media than JinkoSolar. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Cirrus Logic and 4 mentions for JinkoSolar. Cirrus Logic's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat JinkoSolar's score of 0.65 indicating that JinkoSolar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cirrus Logic	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JinkoSolar	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CRUS or JKS?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cirrus Logic	$1.79B	3.43	$274.57M	$4.93	23.27
JinkoSolar	$16.72B	0.09	$485.56M	$6.41	4.64

Which has more volatility and risk, CRUS or JKS?

Cirrus Logic has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CRUS or JKS more profitable?

Cirrus Logic has a net margin of 15.35% compared to Cirrus Logic's net margin of 2.74%. JinkoSolar's return on equity of 16.49% beat Cirrus Logic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cirrus Logic	15.35%	16.49%	13.37%
JinkoSolar	2.74%	11.12%	2.81%

Summary

Cirrus Logic beats JinkoSolar on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.