Head-To-Head Contrast: Shimmick (SHIM) versus Its Peers

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

Risk and Volatility

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Shimmick and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shimmick	1	0	2	0	2.33
Shimmick Competitors	849	3465	7352	362	2.60

Shimmick presently has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 137.07%. As a group, “Construction & Engineering” companies have a potential upside of 49.32%. Given Shimmick’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Shimmick is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional & 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of shares of all “Construction & Engineering” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shimmick	$492.84 million	-$25.58 million	-5.16
Shimmick Competitors	$9.57 billion	$456.60 million	-5,802.22

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

Profitability

This table compares Shimmick and its peers’ 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	-4.03%	2.63%	3.80%

Summary

Shimmick peers 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.