Reviewing Terrestrial Energy (IMSR) and Its Competitors

Terrestrial Energy (NASDAQ:IMSR) is one of 219 public companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Terrestrial Energy to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

38.0% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 28.6% of Terrestrial Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terrestrial Energy	N/A	-23.24%	-11.93%
Terrestrial Energy Competitors	-222.45%	-206.19%	-8.21%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Terrestrial Energy and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terrestrial Energy	1	1	2	0	2.25
Terrestrial Energy Competitors	2200	5215	7248	418	2.39

Terrestrial Energy currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 143.46%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 19.54%. Given Terrestrial Energy’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Terrestrial Energy is more favorable than its peers.

Risk & Volatility

Terrestrial Energy has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its stock price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terrestrial Energy’s peers have a beta of -19.49, meaning that their average stock price is 2,049% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Terrestrial Energy and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Terrestrial Energy	$250,000.00	-$28.02 million	-55.45
Terrestrial Energy Competitors	$2.33 billion	$131.25 million	28.90

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

Summary

Terrestrial Energy peers beat Terrestrial Energy on 7 of the 13 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.