Roth Capital Has Negative Outlook of JinkoSolar Q3 Earnings

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE:JKS) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for JinkoSolar in a report issued on Wednesday, October 30th. Roth Capital analyst P. Shen now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for JinkoSolar’s current full-year earnings is ($0.42) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for JinkoSolar’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.02 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS.

JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 30th. The semiconductor company reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.92. JinkoSolar had a net margin of 0.53% and a return on equity of 4.19%. The firm had revenue of $3.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.85 billion.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on JinkoSolar from $21.00 to $18.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Roth Mkm reduced their price target on shares of JinkoSolar from $25.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of JinkoSolar from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $24.60.

JinkoSolar Price Performance

Shares of JKS opened at $26.58 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a PE ratio of 45.05 and a beta of 0.43. JinkoSolar has a 1-year low of $16.70 and a 1-year high of $38.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $21.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.55.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On JinkoSolar

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of JKS. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in JinkoSolar by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 2,572,177 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $53,296,000 after purchasing an additional 44,661 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP raised its position in shares of JinkoSolar by 372.9% during the first quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 77,349 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,948,000 after buying an additional 60,992 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in shares of JinkoSolar by 49.5% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 447,709 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $9,277,000 after buying an additional 148,268 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of JinkoSolar by 2,305.1% in the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 168,911 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,500,000 after buying an additional 161,888 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of JinkoSolar by 16.0% during the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 21,321 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $442,000 after acquiring an additional 2,939 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.82% of the company’s stock.

JinkoSolar Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a Variable dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, August 15th were paid a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 15.6%. JinkoSolar’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 501.70%.

JinkoSolar Company Profile

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.