Stratasys (SSYS) Competitors

Xerox (NYSE:XRX) and Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of XRX or SSYS?

85.4% of Xerox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.8% of Stratasys shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Xerox shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Stratasys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XRX or SSYS?

Stratasys received 314 more outperform votes than Xerox when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.72% of users gave Stratasys an outperform vote while only 53.76% of users gave Xerox an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xerox	Outperform Votes 458 53.76%	Underperform Votes 394 46.24%
Stratasys	Outperform Votes 772 67.72%	Underperform Votes 368 32.28%

Does the media favor XRX or SSYS?

In the previous week, Stratasys had 35 more articles in the media than Xerox. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Stratasys and 6 mentions for Xerox. Stratasys' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Xerox's score of 0.18 indicating that Stratasys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xerox	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Stratasys	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, XRX or SSYS?

Xerox has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stratasys has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend XRX or SSYS?

Xerox currently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.69%. Stratasys has a consensus price target of $11.40, suggesting a potential upside of 23.11%. Given Stratasys' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stratasys is more favorable than Xerox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xerox	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25
Stratasys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is XRX or SSYS more profitable?

Stratasys has a net margin of -16.13% compared to Xerox's net margin of -21.31%. Xerox's return on equity of 6.60% beat Stratasys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xerox	-21.31%	6.60%	1.50%
Stratasys	-16.13%	-3.75%	-2.92%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, XRX or SSYS?

Xerox has higher revenue and earnings than Stratasys. Stratasys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xerox, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xerox	$6.89B	0.15	$1M	-$11.04	-0.76
Stratasys	$627.60M	1.05	-$123.07M	-$1.32	-7.02

Summary

Stratasys beats Xerox on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.