Silicom (SILC) Competitors

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

Is SILC or DDD more profitable?

Silicom has a net margin of -20.66% compared to 3D Systems' net margin of -117.65%. Silicom's return on equity of -8.83% beat 3D Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silicom	-20.66%	-8.83%	-7.66%
3D Systems	-117.65%	-26.72%	-11.52%

Does the media refer more to SILC or DDD?

In the previous week, 3D Systems had 15 more articles in the media than Silicom. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for 3D Systems and 2 mentions for Silicom. Silicom's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat 3D Systems' score of -0.06 indicating that Silicom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silicom	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
3D Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate SILC or DDD?

3D Systems has a consensus price target of $3.67, suggesting a potential upside of 124.26%. Given 3D Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe 3D Systems is more favorable than Silicom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silicom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
3D Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SILC or DDD?

3D Systems received 510 more outperform votes than Silicom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.61% of users gave Silicom an outperform vote while only 58.28% of users gave 3D Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silicom	Outperform Votes 247 68.61%	Underperform Votes 113 31.39%
3D Systems	Outperform Votes 757 58.28%	Underperform Votes 542 41.72%

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

52.8% of Silicom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of 3D Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of Silicom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of 3D Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SILC or DDD?

Silicom has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 3D Systems. Silicom 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
Silicom	$58.13M	1.36	-$12M	-$1.94	-7.18
3D Systems	$440.12M	0.51	-$363.17M	-$2.09	-0.78

Which has more volatility & risk, SILC or DDD?

Silicom has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3D Systems has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Silicom and 3D Systems tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.