Financial Comparison: Terrestrial Energy (IMSR) & Its Peers

Terrestrial Energy (NASDAQ:IMSR) is one of 218 publicly-traded companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Terrestrial Energy to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Terrestrial Energy and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Terrestrial Energy	$250,000.00	-$28.02 million	-55.95
Terrestrial Energy Competitors	$2.41 billion	$142.98 million	24.02

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

Risk and Volatility

Terrestrial Energy has a beta of 2.39, suggesting that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Terrestrial Energy’s rivals have a beta of -19.63, suggesting that their average share price is 2,063% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Terrestrial Energy and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Terrestrial Energy	1	1	2	0	2.25
Terrestrial Energy Competitors	2136	4967	6912	412	2.39

Terrestrial Energy currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 141.29%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 20.10%. Given Terrestrial Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Terrestrial Energy is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Terrestrial Energy	N/A	-16.65%	-12.52%
Terrestrial Energy Competitors	-218.17%	-207.16%	-8.45%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

37.2% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 28.6% of Terrestrial Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Terrestrial Energy rivals 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.