Meyer Burger Technology (OTCMKTS:MYBUF) and JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) Head to Head Comparison

JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) and Meyer Burger Technology (OTCMKTS:MYBUF) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares JinkoSolar and Meyer Burger Technology”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JinkoSolar	$12.64 billion	0.11	$7.47 million	($9.15)	-3.04
Meyer Burger Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

JinkoSolar has higher revenue and earnings than Meyer Burger Technology.

Profitability

This table compares JinkoSolar and Meyer Burger Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JinkoSolar	-4.98%	-8.96%	-2.19%
Meyer Burger Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for JinkoSolar and Meyer Burger Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JinkoSolar	2	3	0	1	2.00
Meyer Burger Technology	0	0	0	0	0.00

JinkoSolar currently has a consensus target price of $22.33, suggesting a potential downside of 19.80%. Given JinkoSolar’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than Meyer Burger Technology.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Summary

JinkoSolar beats Meyer Burger Technology on 6 of the 9 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 Meyer Burger Technology

Meyer Burger Technology AG, a technology company, produces and sells solar cells and modules. The company operates through Modules, Photovoltaics, and Specialized Technologies segments. It offers the products based on proprietary Heterojunction/SmartWire technologies. In addition, the company provides balcony power plants and solar roof tiles. It operates in Switzerland, Germany, rest of Europe, Asia, the United States, and internationally. Meyer Burger Technology AG was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Thun, Switzerland.