Analyzing Solar Integrated Roofing (OTCMKTS:SIRC) and JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Solar Integrated Roofing shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of JinkoSolar 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.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solar Integrated Roofing	$37.31 million	0.00	-$27.40 million	($0.03)	N/A
JinkoSolar	$9.37 billion	0.11	-$635.64 million	($9.74)	-2.07

Solar Integrated Roofing has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Solar Integrated Roofing and JinkoSolar, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

JinkoSolar has a consensus price target of $24.38, suggesting a potential upside of 20.84%. Given JinkoSolar’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than Solar Integrated Roofing.

Profitability

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

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

Risk and Volatility

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

Summary

JinkoSolar beats Solar Integrated Roofing on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.