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

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Maxeon Solar Technologies and China Sunergy”s 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.

Risk and Volatility

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

	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 target price of $26,072.00, suggesting a potential upside of 296,172.73%. Given Maxeon Solar Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Maxeon Solar Technologies is more favorable than China Sunergy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

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.