3D Systems (DDD) Competitors

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) and Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DDD or DBD?

3D Systems received 306 more outperform votes than Diebold Nixdorf when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.92% of users gave 3D Systems an outperform vote while only 58.75% of users gave Diebold Nixdorf an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
3D Systems	Outperform Votes 756 58.92%	Underperform Votes 527 41.08%
Diebold Nixdorf	Outperform Votes 450 58.75%	Underperform Votes 316 41.25%

Do analysts rate DDD or DBD?

3D Systems presently has a consensus target price of $3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.67%. Diebold Nixdorf has a consensus target price of $62.50, suggesting a potential upside of 36.13%. Given Diebold Nixdorf's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diebold Nixdorf is more favorable than 3D Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
3D Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Diebold Nixdorf	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to DDD or DBD?

In the previous week, 3D Systems had 5 more articles in the media than Diebold Nixdorf. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for 3D Systems and 3 mentions for Diebold Nixdorf. 3D Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Diebold Nixdorf's score of 0.37 indicating that 3D Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
3D Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diebold Nixdorf	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DDD or DBD?

64.5% of 3D Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of 3D Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, DDD or DBD?

3D Systems has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diebold Nixdorf has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DDD or DBD?

Diebold Nixdorf has higher revenue and earnings than 3D Systems. 3D Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diebold Nixdorf, 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
3D Systems	$488.07M	0.87	-$363.17M	-$3.98	-0.79
Diebold Nixdorf	$3.76B	0.46	$1.38B	$0.13	353.19

Is DDD or DBD more profitable?

Diebold Nixdorf has a net margin of 0.13% compared to 3D Systems' net margin of -117.65%. Diebold Nixdorf's return on equity of 21.14% beat 3D Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3D Systems	-117.65%	-26.72%	-11.52%
Diebold Nixdorf	0.13%	21.14%	5.59%

Summary

Diebold Nixdorf beats 3D Systems on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.