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Short Interest in Shimmick Co. (NASDAQ:SHIM) Decreases By 18.7%

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Shimmick Co. (NASDAQ:SHIM - Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 31,300 shares, a decrease of 18.7% from the April 30th total of 38,500 shares. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 16,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shimmick

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in SHIM. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. lifted its stake in Shimmick by 21.6% during the first quarter. Thompson Davis & CO. Inc. now owns 45,000 shares of the company's stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC bought a new position in Shimmick during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $284,000. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC raised its position in Shimmick by 41.2% during the 4th quarter. Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC now owns 486,160 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,259,000 after purchasing an additional 141,861 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanders Morris Harris LLC raised its position in shares of Shimmick by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC now owns 742,941 shares of the company's stock worth $1,337,000 after acquiring an additional 30,276 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 6.94% of the company's stock.

Shimmick Stock Performance

Shimmick stock traded down $0.01 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $1.49. The stock had a trading volume of 9,574 shares, compared to its average volume of 382,452. Shimmick has a 1 year low of $1.30 and a 1 year high of $4.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 58.60. The stock's 50 day moving average is $1.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $2.09. The stock has a market cap of $51.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.38 and a beta of 0.76.

Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The company reported ($0.22) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.31) by $0.09. Shimmick had a negative return on equity of 355.53% and a negative net margin of 20.16%. The firm had revenue of $122.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $94.35 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($1.15) earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Shimmick will post -2.48 EPS for the current year.

Shimmick Company Profile

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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.

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