Shimmick (SHIM) Competitors

Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM) and Landsea Homes (NASDAQ:LSEA) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SHIM or LSEA?

Landsea Homes has higher revenue and earnings than Shimmick. Shimmick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Landsea Homes, 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
Shimmick	$480.24M	0.12	-$2.55M	-$4.31	-0.40
Landsea Homes	$1.55B	0.14	$29.24M	$0.47	12.98

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHIM or LSEA?

Landsea Homes received 18 more outperform votes than Shimmick when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 44.44% of users gave Shimmick an outperform vote while only 37.93% of users gave Landsea Homes an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shimmick	Outperform Votes 4 44.44%	Underperform Votes 5 55.56%
Landsea Homes	Outperform Votes 22 37.93%	Underperform Votes 36 62.07%

Is SHIM or LSEA more profitable?

Landsea Homes has a net margin of 1.82% compared to Shimmick's net margin of -20.16%. Landsea Homes' return on equity of 6.96% beat Shimmick's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shimmick	-20.16%	-355.53%	-26.15%
Landsea Homes	1.82%	6.96%	2.92%

Does the media prefer SHIM or LSEA?

In the previous week, Landsea Homes had 3 more articles in the media than Shimmick. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Landsea Homes and 5 mentions for Shimmick. Landsea Homes' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Shimmick's score of 0.26 indicating that Landsea Homes is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Shimmick	Neutral
Landsea Homes	Positive

Do analysts recommend SHIM or LSEA?

Shimmick presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 75.44%. Landsea Homes has a consensus target price of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 121.31%. Given Landsea Homes' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Landsea Homes is more favorable than Shimmick.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shimmick	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Landsea Homes	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk & volatility, SHIM or LSEA?

Shimmick has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Landsea Homes has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

6.9% of Shimmick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Landsea Homes shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.0% of Shimmick shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.0% of Landsea Homes shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Landsea Homes beats Shimmick on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.