Contrasting Terrestrial Energy (IMSR) and Its Competitors

Terrestrial Energy (NASDAQ:IMSR) is one of 216 publicly-traded companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Terrestrial Energy to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Terrestrial Energy and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terrestrial Energy	N/A	-16.65%	-12.52%
Terrestrial Energy Competitors	-354.39%	-45.12%	-7.92%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Terrestrial Energy and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terrestrial Energy	1	2	4	1	2.62
Terrestrial Energy Competitors	2283	5154	7197	436	2.38

Terrestrial Energy currently has a consensus target price of $11.83, indicating a potential upside of 313.75%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 36.46%. Given Terrestrial Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Terrestrial Energy is more favorable than its competitors.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.3% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 28.6% of Terrestrial Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Terrestrial Energy has a beta of 2.59, meaning that its share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terrestrial Energy’s competitors have a beta of -20.29, meaning that their average share price is 2,129% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Terrestrial Energy and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Terrestrial Energy	$250,000.00	-$28.02 million	-15.05
Terrestrial Energy Competitors	$2.38 billion	$142.37 million	20.86

Terrestrial Energy’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Terrestrial Energy. Terrestrial Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Terrestrial Energy beats its competitors on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About Terrestrial Energy

Terrestrial Energy Inc. produces carbon free nuclear energy in North Carolina and internationally. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.