Shimmick (SHIM) vs. Its Peers Head to Head Survey

Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM) is one of 18 publicly-traded companies in the “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Shimmick to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.9% of Shimmick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of shares of all “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies are held by institutional investors. 77.0% of Shimmick shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of shares of all “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” 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.

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	-12.90%	-134.28%	-14.83%
Shimmick Competitors	1.07%	-4.61%	1.69%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Shimmick and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shimmick	0	3	0	0	2.00
Shimmick Competitors	49	507	801	24	2.58

Shimmick presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.81%. As a group, “Heavy construction, except building construction – contractors” companies have a potential downside of 2.15%. Given Shimmick’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Shimmick is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Shimmick and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shimmick	$524.16 million	-$2.55 million	-1.01
Shimmick Competitors	$14.57 billion	$425.14 million	23.45

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

Summary

Shimmick competitors beat Shimmick on 10 of the 12 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.