VLD vs. DM, MNTX, IVAC, ASYS, SOTK, CVV, TRT, ASML, LRCX, and ACLS
Should you be buying Velo3D stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Velo3D include Desktop Metal (DM), Manitex International (MNTX), Intevac (IVAC), Amtech Systems (ASYS), Sono-Tek (SOTK), CVD Equipment (CVV), Trio-Tech International (TRT), ASML (ASML), Lam Research (LRCX), and Axcelis Technologies (ACLS). These companies are all part of the "special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Velo3D (NYSE:VLD) and Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and community ranking.
Velo3D has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Desktop Metal. Desktop Metal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Velo3D, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Desktop Metal received 366 more outperform votes than Velo3D when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.81% of users gave Desktop Metal an outperform vote while only 18.18% of users gave Velo3D an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Desktop Metal had 3 more articles in the media than Velo3D. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Desktop Metal and 0 mentions for Velo3D. Desktop Metal's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Velo3D's score of -0.50 indicating that Desktop Metal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
87.5% of Velo3D shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Desktop Metal shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Velo3D shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Desktop Metal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Velo3D has a beta of 2.27, indicating that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Desktop Metal has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Desktop Metal has a net margin of -170.77% compared to Velo3D's net margin of -208.75%. Desktop Metal's return on equity of -29.78% beat Velo3D's return on equity.
Desktop Metal has a consensus target price of $1.25, suggesting a potential upside of 116.94%. Given Desktop Metal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Desktop Metal is more favorable than Velo3D.
Summary
Desktop Metal beats Velo3D on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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