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

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

47.7% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Maxeon Solar Technologies and China Sunergy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Maxeon Solar Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $26,072.00, suggesting a potential upside of 321,776.54%. Given Maxeon Solar Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Maxeon Solar Technologies is more favorable than China Sunergy.

Risk and Volatility

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

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

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

Profitability

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

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

Summary

Maxeon Solar Technologies beats China Sunergy on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.