3D Systems (DDD) Competitors

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) and CS Disco (NYSE:LAW) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.

Does the media prefer DDD or LAW?

In the previous week, 3D Systems and 3D Systems both had 1 articles in the media. CS Disco's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat 3D Systems' score of 0.52 indicating that CS Disco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
3D Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CS Disco	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DDD or LAW?

CS Disco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 3D Systems. CS Disco 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	$488.07M	0.94	-$370.43M	-$2.84	-1.21
CS Disco	$138.09M	3.47	-$42.15M	-$0.71	-11.04

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DDD or LAW?

64.5% of 3D Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of CS Disco shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of 3D Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of CS Disco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DDD or LAW?

3D Systems received 712 more outperform votes than CS Disco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.43% of users gave 3D Systems an outperform vote while only 48.24% of users gave CS Disco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
3D Systems	Outperform Votes 753 59.43%	Underperform Votes 514 40.57%
CS Disco	Outperform Votes 41 48.24%	Underperform Votes 44 51.76%

Do analysts rate DDD or LAW?

3D Systems presently has a consensus target price of $7.25, suggesting a potential upside of 111.37%. CS Disco has a consensus target price of $10.31, suggesting a potential upside of 31.54%. Given 3D Systems' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe 3D Systems is more favorable than CS Disco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
3D Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CS Disco	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is DDD or LAW more profitable?

CS Disco has a net margin of -30.52% compared to 3D Systems' net margin of -75.90%. 3D Systems' return on equity of -9.34% beat CS Disco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3D Systems	-75.90%	-9.34%	-4.56%
CS Disco	-30.52%	-19.09%	-16.67%

Which has more volatility and risk, DDD or LAW?

3D Systems has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CS Disco has a beta of 2.26, suggesting that its share price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CS Disco beats 3D Systems on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.