Shimmick (SHIM) Competitors

CONCRETE PUMPING (NASDAQ:BBCP) and Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BBCP or SHIM?

34.2% of CONCRETE PUMPING shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Shimmick shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.6% of CONCRETE PUMPING shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 67.1% of Shimmick shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BBCP or SHIM?

CONCRETE PUMPING has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shimmick. Shimmick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CONCRETE PUMPING, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CONCRETE PUMPING	$425.87M	0.83	$16.21M	$0.22	30.95
Shimmick	$480.24M	0.21	-$124.75M	-$1.71	-1.69

Does the media prefer BBCP or SHIM?

In the previous week, CONCRETE PUMPING had 11 more articles in the media than Shimmick. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for CONCRETE PUMPING and 0 mentions for Shimmick. Shimmick's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat CONCRETE PUMPING's score of 0.11 indicating that Shimmick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CONCRETE PUMPING	Neutral
Shimmick	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, BBCP or SHIM?

CONCRETE PUMPING has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shimmick has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BBCP or SHIM?

CONCRETE PUMPING currently has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential downside of 0.88%. Given CONCRETE PUMPING's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe CONCRETE PUMPING is more favorable than Shimmick.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CONCRETE PUMPING	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Shimmick	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BBCP or SHIM more profitable?

CONCRETE PUMPING has a net margin of 3.57% compared to Shimmick's net margin of -11.21%. CONCRETE PUMPING's return on equity of 5.33% beat Shimmick's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CONCRETE PUMPING	3.57%	5.33%	1.73%
Shimmick	-11.21%	-9,647.06%	-20.10%

Summary

CONCRETE PUMPING beats Shimmick on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.