Contrasting Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM) and Empresas ICA (OTCMKTS:ICAYY)

Empresas ICA (OTCMKTS:ICAYY) and Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Empresas ICA and Shimmick, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empresas ICA	0	0	0	0	0.00
Shimmick	0	3	0	0	2.00

Shimmick has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Given Shimmick’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shimmick is more favorable than Empresas ICA.

Volatility & Risk

Empresas ICA has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shimmick has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Empresas ICA and Shimmick”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Empresas ICA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shimmick	$632.81 million	0.14	-$2.55 million	($3.92)	-0.69

Empresas ICA has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shimmick.

Profitability

This table compares Empresas ICA and Shimmick’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empresas ICA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shimmick	-20.16%	-355.53%	-26.15%

Summary

Shimmick beats Empresas ICA on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Empresas ICA

Empresas ICA SAB de CV is a holding company, which engages in providing construction and infrastructure services. It operates though the following business segments: Civil Construction, Industrial Construction, Airports, Concessions, and Corporate & Others. The Civil Construction segment involves in the infrastructure projects such as construction of roads, highways, transport facilities, bridges, dams, hydroelectric plants, prisons, tunnels, canals and airports, construction, development, and remodeling of office buildings, multi-family housing complexes, and shopping centers. The Industrial Construction segment comprises engineering, procurement, construction, design, and commissioning of large manufacturing facilities including power plants, chemical plants, petrochemical plants, fertilizer plants, pharmaceutical plants, steel mills, paper mills, drilling rigs plus automotive factories, and cement factories. The Airports segment focuses on the operations of 13 airports. The Concessions segment consists of construction, development, maintenance, and operation of long-term concessions of highways, tunnels, and water projects. The Corporate and Others segment includes real estate o

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.