Roth Capital Has Negative Outlook for JinkoSolar Q2 Earnings

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS) – Research analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for JinkoSolar in a report released on Wednesday, April 30th. Roth Capital analyst P. Shen now expects that the semiconductor company will earn ($2.67) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.96). The consensus estimate for JinkoSolar’s current full-year earnings is ($0.24) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for JinkoSolar’s Q3 2025 earnings at ($2.56) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($2.41) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($10.56) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($2.27) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($1.83) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($1.20) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.43) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($5.74) EPS.

JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The semiconductor company reported ($2.85) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.45) by ($1.40). JinkoSolar had a net margin of 0.53% and a return on equity of 4.18%. The company had revenue of $1.91 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.89 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.34 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 39.9% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on JKS. Glj Research dropped their price objective on JinkoSolar from $13.08 to $10.95 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of JinkoSolar from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Daiwa Capital Markets downgraded shares of JinkoSolar from an “underperform” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on JinkoSolar from $20.00 to $18.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.19.

JinkoSolar Stock Performance

JinkoSolar stock opened at $17.95 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 0.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $954.13 million, a P/E ratio of 30.42 and a beta of 0.17. JinkoSolar has a 1-year low of $13.42 and a 1-year high of $37.36. The company’s 50-day moving average is $19.08 and its 200 day moving average is $21.99.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JinkoSolar

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co purchased a new stake in shares of JinkoSolar during the fourth quarter valued at about $55,000. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in JinkoSolar by 30.2% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 2,318 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $62,000 after acquiring an additional 537 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of JinkoSolar during the fourth quarter worth $119,000. New York State Common Retirement Fund purchased a new stake in shares of JinkoSolar during the 4th quarter valued at $132,000. Finally, Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of JinkoSolar during the 4th quarter valued at $200,000. 35.82% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.