Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM – Get Free Report) and Ferrovial (NASDAQ:FER – Get Free Report) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Shimmick and Ferrovial, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Shimmick | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Ferrovial | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Shimmick currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.94%. Ferrovial has a consensus target price of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.27%. Given Ferrovial’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ferrovial is more favorable than Shimmick.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Profitability
This table compares Shimmick and Ferrovial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Shimmick | -12.90% | -134.28% | -14.83% |
Ferrovial | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Shimmick and Ferrovial”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Shimmick | $632.81 million | 0.14 | -$2.55 million | N/A | N/A |
Ferrovial | $8.84 billion | 3.43 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ferrovial has higher revenue and earnings than Shimmick.
Summary
Ferrovial beats Shimmick on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Ferrovial
Ferrovial SE, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of transport infrastructure and urban services internationally. It operates through four segments: Construction, Toll Roads, Airports, and Energy Infrastructures and Mobility. The company designs and executes various public and private works, including the construction of public infrastructure; and develops, finances, and operates toll roads. It also develops, finances, and operates airports; and develops, finances, and operates power transmission lines and renewable energy generation plants, as well as offers mobility and waste management plants and services to the mining industry in Chile. In addition, the company promotes, constructs, and operates energy generation and transmission infrastructures. The company was founded in 1952 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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