Contrasting Maxeon Solar Technologies (NASDAQ:MAXN) & Smartkem (NASDAQ:SMTK)

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Smartkem and Maxeon Solar Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smartkem	$30,000.00	201.76	-$8.50 million	N/A	N/A
Maxeon Solar Technologies	$1.12 billion	0.00	-$275.83 million	($553.47)	-0.01

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

Profitability

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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Smartkem and Maxeon Solar Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Maxeon Solar Technologies has a consensus price target of $26,072.00, indicating a potential upside of 430,842.15%. Given Maxeon Solar Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Maxeon Solar Technologies is more favorable than Smartkem.

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.

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.