DM vs. MNTX, VLD, ERII, ADN, TWIN, IPAX, TPIC, QUAD, SSTI, and TAYD
Should you be buying Desktop Metal stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Desktop Metal include Manitex International (MNTX), Velo3D (VLD), Energy Recovery (ERII), Advent Technologies (ADN), Twin Disc (TWIN), Inflection Point Acquisition (IPAX), TPI Composites (TPIC), Quad/Graphics (QUAD), SoundThinking (SSTI), and Taylor Devices (TAYD). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX) and Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Manitex International has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Manitex International's net margin of -170.77%. Desktop Metal's return on equity of 18.93% beat Manitex International's return on equity.
In the previous week, Desktop Metal had 4 more articles in the media than Manitex International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Desktop Metal and 2 mentions for Manitex International. Manitex International's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Desktop Metal's score of 0.38 indicating that Desktop Metal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Manitex International presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.61%. Desktop Metal has a consensus target price of $1.25, suggesting a potential upside of 104.92%. Given Manitex International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Desktop Metal is more favorable than Manitex International.
Manitex International has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Desktop Metal has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Desktop Metal received 55 more outperform votes than Manitex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.18% of users gave Manitex International an outperform vote while only 57.81% of users gave Desktop Metal an outperform vote.
Manitex International has higher revenue and earnings than Desktop Metal. Desktop Metal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manitex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
46.0% of Manitex International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Desktop Metal shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Manitex International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Desktop Metal shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Manitex International beats Desktop Metal on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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