AudioCodes (AUDC) Competitors

JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) and AudioCodes (NASDAQ:AUDC) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, JKS or AUDC?

JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AudioCodes has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JKS or AUDC more profitable?

AudioCodes has a net margin of 6.32% compared to JinkoSolar's net margin of 0.53%. AudioCodes' return on equity of 10.47% beat JinkoSolar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JinkoSolar	0.53%	4.18%	1.06%
AudioCodes	6.32%	10.47%	5.92%

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

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of AudioCodes shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.8% of AudioCodes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JKS or AUDC?

AudioCodes received 81 more outperform votes than JinkoSolar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.20% of users gave AudioCodes an outperform vote while only 54.89% of users gave JinkoSolar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JinkoSolar	Outperform Votes 275 54.89%	Underperform Votes 226 45.11%
AudioCodes	Outperform Votes 356 71.20%	Underperform Votes 144 28.80%

Is JKS or AUDC a better dividend stock?

JinkoSolar pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. AudioCodes pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. JinkoSolar pays out 250.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AudioCodes pays out 72.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, JKS or AUDC?

JinkoSolar has higher revenue and earnings than AudioCodes. AudioCodes is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JinkoSolar, 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
JinkoSolar	$16.72B	0.07	$485.56M	$0.59	39.12
AudioCodes	$242.18M	1.42	$15.31M	$0.50	22.80

Does the media prefer JKS or AUDC?

In the previous week, JinkoSolar and JinkoSolar both had 4 articles in the media. AudioCodes' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat JinkoSolar's score of 0.25 indicating that AudioCodes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JinkoSolar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AudioCodes	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend JKS or AUDC?

JinkoSolar presently has a consensus price target of $28.79, suggesting a potential upside of 24.73%. AudioCodes has a consensus price target of $11.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.32%. Given JinkoSolar's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than AudioCodes.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JinkoSolar	3 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71
AudioCodes	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

AudioCodes beats JinkoSolar on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.