Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM) and Concrete Pumping (NASDAQ:BBCP) Head-To-Head Contrast

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Shimmick and Concrete Pumping, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shimmick	1	0	2	0	2.33
Concrete Pumping	0	3	1	0	2.25

Shimmick presently has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.17%. Concrete Pumping has a consensus target price of $8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.27%. Given Concrete Pumping’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Concrete Pumping is more favorable than Shimmick.

Risk & Volatility

Shimmick has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concrete Pumping has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Shimmick and Concrete Pumping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shimmick	-5.19%	N/A	-9.25%
Concrete Pumping	1.65%	2.50%	0.74%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.9% of Shimmick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by institutional investors. 67.1% of Shimmick shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.2% of Concrete Pumping shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Shimmick and Concrete Pumping”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shimmick	$492.84 million	0.39	-$25.58 million	($0.73)	-7.23
Concrete Pumping	$392.87 million	0.98	$6.37 million	$0.09	84.67

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.

Summary

Concrete Pumping beats Shimmick on 10 of the 14 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 Concrete Pumping

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. provides concrete pumping and waste management services in the United States and the United Kingdom. The company offers concrete pumping services to general contractors and concrete finishing companies in the commercial, infrastructure, and residential sectors under the Brundage-Bone and Capital Pumping brands; and industrial cleanup and containment services primarily to customers in the construction industry under the Eco-Pan brand. It leases and rents concrete pumping equipment, pans, and containers. As of October 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of approximately 930 boom pumps, 90 placing booms, 20 telebelts, 300 stationary pumps, and 115 waste management trucks. Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Thornton, Colorado.