Critical Analysis: Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) and China Sunergy (OTCMKTS:CSUNY)

China Sunergy (OTCMKTS:CSUNY) and Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

47.7% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

China Sunergy has a beta of 3.78, meaning that its share price is 278% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maxeon Solar Technologies has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for China Sunergy and Maxeon Solar Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Sunergy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Maxeon Solar Technologies	5	3	0	0	1.38

Maxeon Solar Technologies has a consensus target price of $26,072.00, suggesting a potential upside of 326,616.79%. Given Maxeon Solar Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Maxeon Solar Technologies is more favorable than China Sunergy.

Profitability

This table compares China Sunergy and Maxeon Solar Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Sunergy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maxeon Solar Technologies	-43.85%	-1,598.11%	-37.15%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares China Sunergy and Maxeon Solar Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Sunergy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Maxeon Solar Technologies	$1.12 billion	0.00	-$275.83 million	($774.00)	-0.01

China Sunergy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Maxeon Solar Technologies.

About China Sunergy

China Sunergy Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets solar cells and modules in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company offers monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon solar cells; and standard P-type solar cells, HP solar cells, and emitter cells, as well as solar modules for use in a range of residential, commercial, industrial, and other solar power generation systems. It also invests in, develops, and operates solar power projects. The company sells its products to system integrators, solar power project developers, and solar power product distributors under the CSUN brand name, as well as on an original equipment manufacturing basis. China Sunergy Co., Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Nanjing, the People's Republic of China.

About Maxeon Solar Technologies

Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells solar panels and related solar system components worldwide. The company provides interdigitated back contact and shingled solar cells and panels under the SunPower brand. It offers its products to dealers, project developers, system integrators, distributors, resellers, and residential and small-scale commercial customers. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore.