3D Systems (DDD) Competitors

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) and Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) 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, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DDD or SSYS?

Stratasys received 22 more outperform votes than 3D Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.74% of users gave Stratasys an outperform vote while only 58.46% of users gave 3D Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
3D Systems	Outperform Votes 757 58.46%	Underperform Votes 538 41.54%
Stratasys	Outperform Votes 779 67.74%	Underperform Votes 371 32.26%

Do analysts prefer DDD or SSYS?

3D Systems currently has a consensus price target of $3.67, suggesting a potential upside of 94.00%. Stratasys has a consensus price target of $12.20, suggesting a potential upside of 26.69%. Given 3D Systems' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe 3D Systems is more favorable than Stratasys.

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
Stratasys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

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

64.5% of 3D Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.8% of Stratasys shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of 3D Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Stratasys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, DDD or SSYS?

3D Systems has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stratasys has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DDD or SSYS?

In the previous week, 3D Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Stratasys. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for 3D Systems and 8 mentions for Stratasys. Stratasys' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat 3D Systems' score of 0.30 indicating that Stratasys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
3D Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Stratasys	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and earnings, DDD or SSYS?

Stratasys has higher revenue and earnings than 3D Systems. Stratasys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3D Systems, 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	$440.12M	0.58	-$363.17M	-$1.93	-0.98
Stratasys	$572.46M	1.21	-$123.07M	-$1.69	-5.70

Is DDD or SSYS more profitable?

Stratasys has a net margin of -16.13% compared to 3D Systems' net margin of -117.65%. Stratasys' return on equity of -3.75% beat 3D Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3D Systems	-117.65%	-26.72%	-11.52%
Stratasys	-16.13%	-3.75%	-2.92%

Summary

Stratasys beats 3D Systems on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.