JinkoSolar (JKS) Competitors

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

Is SITM or JKS more profitable?

JinkoSolar has a net margin of 0.53% compared to SiTime's net margin of -53.55%. JinkoSolar's return on equity of 4.18% beat SiTime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SiTime	-53.55%	-9.89%	-7.56%
JinkoSolar	0.53%	4.18%	1.06%

Do analysts rate SITM or JKS?

SiTime presently has a consensus target price of $216.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.90%. JinkoSolar has a consensus target price of $28.42, indicating a potential upside of 37.18%. Given JinkoSolar's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than SiTime.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SiTime	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
JinkoSolar	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Which has better valuation & earnings, SITM or JKS?

JinkoSolar has higher revenue and earnings than SiTime. SiTime 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
SiTime	$143.99M	33.13	-$80.54M	-$4.14	-49.32
JinkoSolar	$16.72B	0.07	$485.56M	$0.59	35.12

Does the media refer more to SITM or JKS?

In the previous week, SiTime had 1 more articles in the media than JinkoSolar. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for SiTime and 6 mentions for JinkoSolar. SiTime's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat JinkoSolar's score of 0.06 indicating that SiTime is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

84.3% of SiTime shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of SiTime shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SITM or JKS?

JinkoSolar received 165 more outperform votes than SiTime when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.48% of users gave SiTime an outperform vote while only 54.89% of users gave JinkoSolar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SiTime	Outperform Votes 110 67.48%	Underperform Votes 53 32.52%
JinkoSolar	Outperform Votes 275 54.89%	Underperform Votes 226 45.11%

Which has more risk & volatility, SITM or JKS?

SiTime has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

JinkoSolar beats SiTime on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.