Shimmick (SHIM) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SHIM or BBCP?

In the previous week, Shimmick had 2 more articles in the media than Concrete Pumping. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shimmick and 1 mentions for Concrete Pumping. Concrete Pumping's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Shimmick's score of 0.64 indicating that Concrete Pumping is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Shimmick	Positive
Concrete Pumping	Very Positive

Is SHIM or BBCP more profitable?

Concrete Pumping has a net margin of 2.65% compared to Shimmick's net margin of -11.21%. Concrete Pumping's return on equity of 4.19% beat Shimmick's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shimmick	-11.21%	-9,647.06%	-20.10%
Concrete Pumping	2.65%	4.19%	1.30%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SHIM or BBCP?

Concrete Pumping has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Shimmick	$520.10M	0.19	-$124.75M	-$1.71	-1.63
Concrete Pumping	$395.56M	0.93	$16.21M	$0.16	44.75

Do analysts rate SHIM or BBCP?

Concrete Pumping has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.75%. Given Concrete Pumping's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Concrete Pumping is more favorable than Shimmick.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shimmick	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Concrete Pumping	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk and volatility, SHIM or BBCP?

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

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

6.9% of Shimmick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by institutional investors. 67.1% of Shimmick shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.6% of Concrete Pumping shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Concrete Pumping beats Shimmick on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.