3D Systems (DDD) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer LAW or DDD?

CS Disco presently has a consensus target price of $9.81, indicating a potential upside of 45.16%. 3D Systems has a consensus target price of $7.25, indicating a potential upside of 93.85%. Given CS Disco's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 3D Systems is more favorable than CS Disco.

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LAW or DDD?

CS Disco has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
CS Disco	$138.09M	2.94	-$42.15M	-$0.54	-12.52
3D Systems	$488.07M	1.02	-$370.43M	-$2.84	-1.32

Which has more risk & volatility, LAW or DDD?

CS Disco has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3D Systems has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LAW or DDD more profitable?

CS Disco has a net margin of -23.03% compared to CS Disco's net margin of -75.90%. CS Disco's return on equity of -9.34% beat 3D Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CS Disco	-23.03%	-15.04%	-13.17%
3D Systems	-75.90%	-9.34%	-4.56%

Does the media favor LAW or DDD?

In the previous week, CS Disco had 16 more articles in the media than 3D Systems. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for CS Disco and 2 mentions for 3D Systems. 3D Systems' average media sentiment score of -0.13 beat CS Disco's score of -0.95 indicating that CS Disco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CS Disco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
3D Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LAW or DDD?

3D Systems received 711 more outperform votes than CS Disco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.43% of users gave 3D Systems an outperform vote while only 48.84% of users gave CS Disco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CS Disco	Outperform Votes 42 48.84%	Underperform Votes 44 51.16%
3D Systems	Outperform Votes 753 59.43%	Underperform Votes 514 40.57%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LAW or DDD?

58.1% of CS Disco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of 3D Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 22.3% of CS Disco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of 3D Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CS Disco beats 3D Systems on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.