Shimmick (SHIM) versus Its Competitors Financial Survey

Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM) is one of 188 publicly-traded companies in the “Construction & Engineering” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Shimmick to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Shimmick has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shimmick’s competitors have a beta of 1.60, meaning that their average stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Shimmick and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shimmick	-3.81%	N/A	-4.34%
Shimmick Competitors	-4.05%	2.62%	3.83%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Shimmick and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shimmick	$492.84 million	-$25.58 million	-5.31
Shimmick Competitors	$10.73 billion	$456.60 million	-5,802.65

Shimmick’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Shimmick. Shimmick is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Shimmick and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shimmick	1	0	2	0	2.33
Shimmick Competitors	846	3457	7344	359	2.60

Shimmick currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 130.13%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 41.73%. Given Shimmick’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Shimmick is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.9% of Shimmick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are held by institutional investors. 62.9% of Shimmick shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Shimmick competitors beat Shimmick on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Shimmick

Shimmick Corporation provides water and other critical infrastructure solutions in the United States. The company undertakes water and wastewater treatment infrastructure; water storage and conveyance, including dams, levees, flood control systems, pump stations, and coastal protection infrastructure; and mass transit, bridges, and military infrastructure projects. It serves federal, state, and local governments. The company was formerly known as SCCI National Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Shimmick Corporation in September 2023. Shimmick Corporation was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Shimmick Corporation operates as a subsidiary of GOHO, LLC.