Avid Technology (AVID) Competitors

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

Is DDD or AVID more profitable?

Avid Technology has a net margin of 10.68% compared to 3D Systems' net margin of -23.82%. 3D Systems' return on equity of -11.82% beat Avid Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3D Systems	-23.82%	-11.82%	-6.11%
Avid Technology	10.68%	-28.67%	14.12%

Does the media refer more to DDD or AVID?

In the previous week, 3D Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Avid Technology. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for 3D Systems and 5 mentions for Avid Technology. Avid Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat 3D Systems' score of 0.19 indicating that Avid Technology 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Avid Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, DDD or AVID?

3D Systems has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avid Technology has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DDD or AVID?

3D Systems presently has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 29.44%. Avid Technology has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 51.83%. Given Avid Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avid Technology is more favorable than 3D Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
3D Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Avid Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DDD or AVID?

Avid Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 3D Systems. 3D Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avid Technology, 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	$538.03 million	2.42	-$123.31 million	-$0.99	-10.02
Avid Technology	$417.41 million	2.49	$55.24 million	$0.99	23.95

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DDD or AVID?

67.3% of 3D Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Avid Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of 3D Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Avid Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DDD or AVID?

3D Systems received 451 more outperform votes than Avid Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.68% of users gave Avid Technology an outperform vote while only 59.68% of users gave 3D Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
3D Systems	Outperform Votes 752 59.68%	Underperform Votes 508 40.32%
Avid Technology	Outperform Votes 301 61.68%	Underperform Votes 187 38.32%

Summary

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