VLD vs. DM, MNTX, IVAC, ASYS, SOTK, CVV, TRT, ASML, LRCX, and ACLS
Should you be buying Velo3D stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Velo3D include Desktop Metal (DM), Manitex International (MNTX), Intevac (IVAC), Amtech Systems (ASYS), Sono-Tek (SOTK), CVD Equipment (CVV), Trio-Tech International (TRT), ASML (ASML), Lam Research (LRCX), and Axcelis Technologies (ACLS). These companies are all part of the "special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Velo3D (NYSE:VLD) and Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.
Desktop Metal has a consensus price target of $1.25, indicating a potential upside of 121.75%. Given Desktop Metal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Desktop Metal is more favorable than Velo3D.
Velo3D has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Desktop Metal. Desktop Metal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Velo3D, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Velo3D has a beta of 2.27, meaning that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Desktop Metal has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Desktop Metal had 3 more articles in the media than Velo3D. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Desktop Metal and 0 mentions for Velo3D. Desktop Metal's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Velo3D's score of 0.00 indicating that Desktop Metal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
87.5% of Velo3D shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Desktop Metal shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Velo3D shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Desktop Metal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Desktop Metal has a net margin of -170.77% compared to Velo3D's net margin of -208.75%. Desktop Metal's return on equity of -29.78% beat Velo3D's return on equity.
Desktop Metal received 366 more outperform votes than Velo3D when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.81% of users gave Desktop Metal an outperform vote while only 18.18% of users gave Velo3D an outperform vote.
Summary
Desktop Metal beats Velo3D on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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