JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) and T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) Head-To-Head Analysis

JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) and T1 Energy (NYSE:TE) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for JinkoSolar and T1 Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JinkoSolar	2	3	2	1	2.25
T1 Energy	1	4	5	1	2.55

JinkoSolar currently has a consensus price target of $18.38, indicating a potential upside of 72.07%. T1 Energy has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 172.23%. Given T1 Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe T1 Energy is more favorable than JinkoSolar.

Profitability

This table compares JinkoSolar and T1 Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JinkoSolar	-5.04%	-8.83%	-1.90%
T1 Energy	-38.49%	-149.67%	-20.46%

Volatility and Risk

JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, T1 Energy has a beta of 2.48, indicating that its stock price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares JinkoSolar and T1 Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JinkoSolar	$55.73 billion	0.01	-$635.64 million	($7.80)	-1.37
T1 Energy	$755.29 million	1.07	-$367.83 million	($1.98)	-1.39

T1 Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JinkoSolar. T1 Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JinkoSolar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of T1 Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of T1 Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

T1 Energy beats JinkoSolar on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About T1 Energy

T1 Energy Inc. is an energy solutions provider building an integrated supply chain for solar and batteries. T1 Energy Inc. , formerly known as FREYR Battery, is based in NEW YORK.