Xometry (XMTR) Competitors

Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the media prefer XMTR or LYFT?

In the previous week, Lyft had 24 more articles in the media than Xometry. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Lyft and 13 mentions for Xometry. Xometry's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Lyft's score of 0.34 indicating that Xometry is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xometry	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lyft	9 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XMTR or LYFT?

Lyft received 284 more outperform votes than Xometry when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.37% of users gave Lyft an outperform vote while only 49.30% of users gave Xometry an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xometry	Outperform Votes 35 49.30%	Underperform Votes 36 50.70%
Lyft	Outperform Votes 319 51.37%	Underperform Votes 302 48.63%

Is XMTR or LYFT more profitable?

Lyft has a net margin of 0.39% compared to Xometry's net margin of -9.72%. Lyft's return on equity of 8.03% beat Xometry's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xometry	-9.72%	-10.16%	-4.74%
Lyft	0.39%	8.03%	0.98%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of XMTR or LYFT?

97.3% of Xometry shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Xometry shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, XMTR or LYFT?

Lyft has higher revenue and earnings than Xometry. Xometry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lyft, 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
Xometry	$545.53M	2.45	-$67.47M	-$1.03	-25.81
Lyft	$5.79B	0.88	$22.78M	$0.06	203.42

Which has more volatility and risk, XMTR or LYFT?

Xometry has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.15, indicating that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate XMTR or LYFT?

Xometry presently has a consensus price target of $36.11, indicating a potential upside of 35.85%. Lyft has a consensus price target of $17.03, indicating a potential upside of 39.55%. Given Lyft's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lyft is more favorable than Xometry.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xometry	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Lyft	0 Sell rating(s)	26 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Summary

Lyft beats Xometry on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.