Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM) & JBDI (NASDAQ:JBDI) Head-To-Head Survey

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

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JBDI	1	0	0	0	1.00
Shimmick	1	0	1	0	2.00

Shimmick has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 73.91%. Given Shimmick’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shimmick is more favorable than JBDI.

Risk and Volatility

JBDI has a beta of -1.69, meaning that its share price is 269% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shimmick has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JBDI	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shimmick	-12.33%	N/A	-22.96%

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JBDI	$8.44 million	1.71	-$2.72 million	N/A	N/A
Shimmick	$480.24 million	0.26	-$124.75 million	($1.78)	-1.94

JBDI has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shimmick.

Institutional and 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Shimmick beats JBDI on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About JBDI

JBDI Holdings Limited engages in the trading of reconditioned and recycling containers in Singapore and the Southeast Asia region. The company offers reconditioning and recycling drums, including open top drums, metal drums, plastic drums, plastic carboys, and intermediate bulk containers, as well as new drums, and collects waste drums and related products. It serves solvent, chemical, petroleum, and edible product oil industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Singapore. JBDI Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of E U Holdings Pte. Ltd.

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.