TPI Composites (TPIC) Competitors

Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) and TPI Composites (NASDAQ:TPIC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is DM or TPIC more profitable?

TPI Composites has a net margin of -18.01% compared to Desktop Metal's net margin of -217.20%. TPI Composites' return on equity of 0.00% beat Desktop Metal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Desktop Metal	-217.20%	-44.48%	-18.75%
TPI Composites	-18.01%	N/A	-25.70%

Does the media prefer DM or TPIC?

In the previous week, TPI Composites had 5 more articles in the media than Desktop Metal. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for TPI Composites and 1 mentions for Desktop Metal. TPI Composites' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Desktop Metal's score of 0.00 indicating that TPI Composites is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Desktop Metal	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TPI Composites	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, DM or TPIC?

Desktop Metal has a beta of 0.17, indicating that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TPI Composites has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DM or TPIC?

TPI Composites has higher revenue and earnings than Desktop Metal. Desktop Metal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TPI Composites, 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
Desktop Metal	$168.28M	0.98	-$323.27M	-$11.20	-0.44
TPI Composites	$1.37B	0.04	-$201.78M	-$4.78	-0.24

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DM or TPIC?

Desktop Metal received 15 more outperform votes than TPI Composites when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.69% of users gave TPI Composites an outperform vote while only 56.64% of users gave Desktop Metal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Desktop Metal	Outperform Votes 371 56.64%	Underperform Votes 284 43.36%
TPI Composites	Outperform Votes 356 63.69%	Underperform Votes 203 36.31%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DM or TPIC?

56.3% of Desktop Metal shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of TPI Composites shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Desktop Metal shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of TPI Composites shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend DM or TPIC?

Desktop Metal currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.89%. TPI Composites has a consensus price target of $3.19, indicating a potential upside of 172.28%. Given TPI Composites' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TPI Composites is more favorable than Desktop Metal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Desktop Metal	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
TPI Composites	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Summary

TPI Composites beats Desktop Metal on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.