Comparing LDK Solar (OTCMKTS:LDKYQ) and iSun (NASDAQ:ISUN)

LDK Solar (OTCMKTS:LDKYQ) and iSun (NASDAQ:ISUN) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for LDK Solar and iSun, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LDK Solar	0	0	0	0	N/A
iSun	0	0	2	0	3.00

iSun has a consensus target price of $1.92, suggesting a potential upside of 1,196.80%. Given iSun’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe iSun is more favorable than LDK Solar.

Volatility and Risk

LDK Solar has a beta of 6.17, suggesting that its share price is 517% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iSun has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LDK Solar and iSun’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LDK Solar	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
iSun	$95.68 million	0.07	-$19.42 million	($0.77)	-0.19

LDK Solar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than iSun.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

11.8% of iSun shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of iSun shares are owned by company 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 LDK Solar and iSun’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LDK Solar	N/A	N/A	N/A
iSun	-20.29%	-90.71%	-24.49%

Summary

iSun beats LDK Solar on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About LDK Solar

LDK Solar Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets photovoltaic (PV) products in the People's Republic of China, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and North America. The company operates through two segments, Polysilicon and Other PV Products. It produces and sells solar-grade and electronic-grade polysilicon. The company also manufactures and sells multicrystalline and monocrystalline solar wafers to manufacturers of solar cells and solar modules; and PV cells and PV modules. In addition, it provides solar module processing services; designs and develops solar farm projects, as well as offers related engineering, procurement, and construction services for solar farm projects; and sells silicon materials, which include ingots and polysilicon scraps. LDK Solar CO., Ltd. was founded in 2005 and is based in Xinyu, the People's Republic of China.

About iSun

iSun, Inc., a solar energy company, provides design, development, engineering, procurement, installation, storage, and electric vehicle infrastructure services for residential, commercial, industrial, and utility customers in the United States. It also provides electrical contracting services; and data and communication services. The company was formerly known as The Peck Company Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to iSun, Inc. in January 2021. iSun, Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Williston, Vermont.