Comparing Shimmick (SHIM) and Its Rivals

Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM) is one of 17 publicly-traded companies in the “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Shimmick to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Shimmick and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shimmick	0	3	0	0	2.00
Shimmick Competitors	50	506	801	25	2.58

Shimmick presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.43%. As a group, “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies have a potential downside of 6.83%. Given Shimmick’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Shimmick is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

6.9% of Shimmick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.0% of shares of all “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies are owned by institutional investors. 77.0% of Shimmick shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of shares of all “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Shimmick and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shimmick	$524.16 million	-$2.55 million	-1.00
Shimmick Competitors	$18.71 billion	$680.73 million	26.77

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shimmick	-12.90%	-134.28%	-14.83%
Shimmick Competitors	2.01%	-2.01%	2.46%

Summary

Shimmick rivals beat Shimmick on 10 of the 12 factors compared.

Shimmick Company Profile

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.