Critical Contrast: Meyer Burger Technology (OTCMKTS:MYBUF) and JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Meyer Burger Technology and JinkoSolar, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

JinkoSolar has a consensus price target of $22.33, suggesting a potential downside of 13.54%. Given JinkoSolar’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JinkoSolar is more favorable than Meyer Burger Technology.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Meyer Burger Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JinkoSolar	$12.64 billion	0.11	$7.47 million	($9.15)	-2.82

JinkoSolar has higher revenue and earnings than Meyer Burger Technology.

Summary

JinkoSolar beats Meyer Burger Technology on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.