JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS – Get Free Report) and Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW – Get Free Report) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares JinkoSolar and Pixelworks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| JinkoSolar | 2.74% | 11.12% | 2.81% |
| Pixelworks | -33.22% | -55.94% | -22.24% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for JinkoSolar and Pixelworks, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| JinkoSolar | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 |
| Pixelworks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares JinkoSolar and Pixelworks’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| JinkoSolar | $16.72 billion | 0.07 | $485.56 million | $6.41 | 3.32 |
| Pixelworks | $59.68 million | 0.95 | -$26.18 million | ($0.39) | -2.51 |
JinkoSolar has higher revenue and earnings than Pixelworks. Pixelworks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JinkoSolar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
JinkoSolar has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pixelworks has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
35.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.4% of Pixelworks shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of JinkoSolar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Pixelworks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
JinkoSolar beats Pixelworks on 9 of the 14 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 Pixelworks
Pixelworks, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and markets semiconductor and software solutions for mobile, home and enterprise, and cinema markets in the United States, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Europe. The company offers imageprocessor integrated circuits, such as embedded microprocessors, digital signal processing technology, and software that control the operations and signal processing within high-end display systems; visual processor integrated circuits that works with a mobile application processor; and transcoder integrated circuits which includes software that control the operations and signal processing for converting multiple bitrates, resolutions and codecs to provide bandwidth efficient video transmissions based on industry standard protocols. It also provides software and platform licensing products comprising Pixelworks Pro Software, a software that enables development and customize the look and feel of mobile products by use of various features, such as absolute color accuracy, HDR tone mapping, SDR-to-HDR conversion, and others; and TrueCut Motion Platform, content creation tool which provides the ability to dial in a motion look on a shot-by-shot basis. The company distributes its products to integrators, branded manufacturers, and branded suppliers. Pixelworks, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Portland, Oregon.
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