Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend JKS or GILT?

JinkoSolar currently has a consensus price target of $31.33, suggesting a potential upside of 31.65%. Gilat Satellite Networks has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.05%. Given Gilat Satellite Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gilat Satellite Networks is more favorable than JinkoSolar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JinkoSolar	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Gilat Satellite Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JKS or GILT?

JinkoSolar received 74 more outperform votes than Gilat Satellite Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.01% of users gave Gilat Satellite Networks an outperform vote while only 55.11% of users gave JinkoSolar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JinkoSolar	Outperform Votes 275 55.11%	Underperform Votes 224 44.89%
Gilat Satellite Networks	Outperform Votes 201 64.01%	Underperform Votes 113 35.99%

Which has more volatility and risk, JKS or GILT?

JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gilat Satellite Networks has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JKS or GILT more profitable?

Gilat Satellite Networks has a net margin of 5.46% compared to JinkoSolar's net margin of 0.53%. Gilat Satellite Networks' return on equity of 9.30% beat JinkoSolar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JinkoSolar	0.53%	4.18%	1.06%
Gilat Satellite Networks	5.46%	9.30%	6.17%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JKS or GILT?

JinkoSolar has higher revenue and earnings than Gilat Satellite Networks. Gilat Satellite Networks 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	$104.44B	0.01	$485.56M	$0.59	40.34
Gilat Satellite Networks	$302.93M	1.10	$23.50M	$0.29	20.21

Does the media favor JKS or GILT?

In the previous week, JinkoSolar had 3 more articles in the media than Gilat Satellite Networks. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for JinkoSolar and 2 mentions for Gilat Satellite Networks. Gilat Satellite Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat JinkoSolar's score of 0.79 indicating that Gilat Satellite Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JinkoSolar	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gilat Satellite Networks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JKS or GILT a better dividend stock?

JinkoSolar pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Gilat Satellite Networks pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. JinkoSolar pays out 250.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gilat Satellite Networks pays out 162.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gilat Satellite Networks is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in JKS or GILT?

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Gilat Satellite Networks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gilat Satellite Networks beats JinkoSolar on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.