Head to Head Comparison: Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) vs. Smartkem (NASDAQ:SMTK)

Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) and Smartkem (NASDAQ:SMTK) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Maxeon Solar Technologies and Smartkem, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Maxeon Solar Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $26,072.00, indicating a potential upside of 401,625.73%. Given Maxeon Solar Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Maxeon Solar Technologies is more favorable than Smartkem.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

47.7% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Maxeon Solar Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Smartkem shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Maxeon Solar Technologies and Smartkem”s gross revenue, earnings per share 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	($553.47)	-0.01
Smartkem	$30,000.00	219.87	-$8.50 million	N/A	N/A

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maxeon Solar Technologies	-94.16%	-1,598.11%	-85.09%
Smartkem	N/A	-167.89%	-111.60%

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 Smartkem

SmartKem, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops materials and processes used to make organic thin-film (OTFT) transistors for the manufacture of flexible electronics. The company offers TRUFLEX semiconductor and dielectric inks, which uses low temperature printing processes to make transistors for the display industry. Its electronic polymer platform is used in display technologies, such as miniLED, microLED, and AMOLED displays that can drive televisions, laptops, augmented and virtual reality headsets, smartwatches, and smartphones. It also provides prototypes for customers. SmartKem, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.