SSYS vs. DDD, NATL, DBD, VYX, PAR, EVLV, ATEN, CRSR, CTLP, and ZEPP
Should you be buying Stratasys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stratasys include 3D Systems (DDD), NCR Atleos (NATL), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), NCR Voyix (VYX), PAR Technology (PAR), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), A10 Networks (ATEN), Corsair Gaming (CRSR), Cantaloupe (CTLP), and Zepp Health (ZEPP). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Stratasys vs. Its Competitors
Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) and 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.
Stratasys has a net margin of -17.42% compared to 3D Systems' net margin of -35.05%. Stratasys' return on equity of -1.06% beat 3D Systems' return on equity.
Stratasys has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3D Systems has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Stratasys presently has a consensus price target of $14.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.84%. 3D Systems has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 66.39%. Given 3D Systems' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 3D Systems is more favorable than Stratasys.
In the previous week, 3D Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Stratasys. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for 3D Systems and 12 mentions for Stratasys. Stratasys' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat 3D Systems' score of 0.54 indicating that Stratasys is being referred to more favorably in the media.
75.8% of Stratasys shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.5% of 3D Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Stratasys 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Stratasys has higher revenue and earnings than 3D Systems. Stratasys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3D Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Stratasys beats 3D Systems on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SSYS) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff