JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) versus Solar Integrated Roofing (OTCMKTS:SIRC) Head-To-Head Comparison

JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) and Solar Integrated Roofing (OTCMKTS:SIRC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares JinkoSolar and Solar Integrated Roofing”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JinkoSolar	$63.90 billion	0.02	-$635.64 million	($9.74)	-2.02
Solar Integrated Roofing	$37.31 million	0.00	-$27.40 million	($0.03)	N/A

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for JinkoSolar and Solar Integrated Roofing, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JinkoSolar	2	3	1	1	2.14
Solar Integrated Roofing	0	0	0	0	0.00

JinkoSolar presently has a consensus price target of $24.38, suggesting a potential upside of 24.04%. Given JinkoSolar’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than Solar Integrated Roofing.

Profitability

This table compares JinkoSolar and Solar Integrated Roofing’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JinkoSolar	-5.62%	-9.52%	-2.14%
Solar Integrated Roofing	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solar Integrated Roofing has a beta of -1.32, indicating that its share price is 232% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Solar Integrated Roofing shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

JinkoSolar beats Solar Integrated Roofing on 8 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 Solar Integrated Roofing

Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. provides integrated, single-source solar power and roofing systems installation services for commercial and residential properties in the United States. It offers battery backup, electric vehicle charging, roofing, and related HVAC/electrical contracting works; and sells solar panels. The company was formerly known as Landstar Development Group, Inc. and changed its name to Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. in November 2015. Solar Integrated Roofing Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Henderson, Nevada.