JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS) Shares Gap Down – What’s Next?

JinkoSolar Holding Company Limited (NYSE:JKS) gapped down before the market opened on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $24.22, but opened at $22.34. JinkoSolar shares last traded at $20.4020, with a volume of 363,366 shares traded.

JinkoSolar News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting JinkoSolar this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company reported record shipments and reiterated expansion plans, which support longer‑term growth in module supply and potential scale benefits. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue topped consensus and EPS slightly beat street estimates (quarterly EPS loss narrower than expected), showing higher top‑line demand even as margins suffered. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Management’s Q1/2026 earnings call highlighted efforts to navigate pricing pressure, mix shifts and cost control initiatives; commentary gives context but no firm positive guidance that would immediately reverse the stock move. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted Q4 net loss widened significantly year‑over‑year and the company swung to a full‑year loss for 2025, raising near‑term profitability concerns and driving heavy downside pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: A shareholder law‑firm (Levi & Korsinsky) has launched an investigation into JinkoSolar, which can increase legal risk and investor uncertainty while the probe proceeds. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have issued reports on JKS shares. Daiwa Securities Group upgraded JinkoSolar from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $28.50 price objective for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Weiss Ratings cut JinkoSolar from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered JinkoSolar from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Zacks Research cut JinkoSolar from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $24.50.

JinkoSolar Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of $1.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.78 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $25.76.

Institutional Trading of JinkoSolar

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in JinkoSolar by 9,212.1% during the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 499,964 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $12,904,000 after purchasing an additional 494,595 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of JinkoSolar by 15.4% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,604,250 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $41,406,000 after purchasing an additional 213,935 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of JinkoSolar by 189.9% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 194,231 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,013,000 after buying an additional 127,234 shares during the period. Capital Wealth Planning LLC acquired a new stake in shares of JinkoSolar during the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,299,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of JinkoSolar by 35.6% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 414,228 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,691,000 after buying an additional 108,744 shares during the last quarter. 35.82% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

JinkoSolar Company Profile

JinkoSolar Holding Co, Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) is a vertically integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, China. The company specializes in the design, development and production of high-performance solar modules, silicon wafers, solar cells and related components. Since its founding in 2006, JinkoSolar has become one of the world’s largest solar module suppliers, known for delivering reliable products to utility, commercial and residential customers.

JinkoSolar’s product portfolio encompasses a broad range of monocrystalline and polycrystalline PV modules, including half-cell, bifacial and high-efficiency Tiger module series.