Reviewing Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM) & Southland (NASDAQ:SLND)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

6.9% of Shimmick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.9% of Southland shares are held by institutional investors. 79.0% of Southland shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shimmick	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southland	-1.66%	-14.55%	-3.27%

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shimmick	0	0	3	0	3.00
Southland	0	1	1	0	2.50

Shimmick presently has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 180.00%. Southland has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 72.81%. Given Shimmick’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Shimmick is more favorable than Southland.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Shimmick and Southland’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shimmick	$632.81 million	0.15	-$2.55 million	N/A	N/A
Southland	$1.16 billion	0.18	-$19.25 million	($0.42)	-10.24

Shimmick has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Southland.

Summary

Shimmick beats Southland on 8 of the 11 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 Southland

Southland Holdings, Inc. engages in specialty infrastructure construction business in North America and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Civil and Transportation. The Civil segment designs and constructs water pipelines, pump stations, lift stations, water and wastewater treatment plants, concrete and structural steel, outfall, and tunneling. The Transportation segment designs and constructs bridges, roadways, marine, dredging, ship terminals and piers, and specialty structures and facilities, as well as convention centers, sports stadiums, marine facilities, and ferris wheels. Southland Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas.