Critical Analysis: Jardine Strategic (OTCMKTS:JSHLY) vs. Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM)

Jardine Strategic (OTCMKTS:JSHLY) and Shimmick (NASDAQ:SHIM) are both conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jardine Strategic	$40.92 billion	0.89	$2.18 billion	N/A	N/A
Shimmick	$632.81 million	0.15	-$2.55 million	N/A	N/A

Jardine Strategic has higher revenue and earnings than Shimmick.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Jardine Strategic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Jardine Strategic and Shimmick, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jardine Strategic	0	0	0	0	N/A
Shimmick	0	3	0	0	2.00

Shimmick has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.63%. Given Shimmick’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shimmick is more favorable than Jardine Strategic.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jardine Strategic	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shimmick	-12.90%	-134.28%	-14.83%

Summary

Jardine Strategic beats Shimmick on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jardine Strategic

Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, engages in the engineering and construction, transport services, and insurance broking businesses in Greater China, Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It is also involved in the property investment and development, food retailing, restaurants, hotels, motor vehicles and related activities, financial services, heavy equipment, mining, and agribusinesses. The company invests in, develops, leases, and manages commercial and residential properties. In addition, it operates supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, health and beauty stores, home furnishings stores, and restaurants; and 33 hotels and seven residences in 23 countries and territories. Further, the company is involved in motor trading, dairy, construction and energy, information technology, cement production, and infrastructure and logistics businesses. The company is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited operates as a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited.

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.