Xometry (XMTR) Competitors

Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) and Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, XMTR or FOUR?

Xometry has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shift4 Payments has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, XMTR or FOUR?

Shift4 Payments has higher revenue and earnings than Xometry. Xometry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shift4 Payments, 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
Xometry	$545.53M	4.65	-$50.40M	-$1.23	-40.56
Shift4 Payments	$3.61B	2.24	$229.60M	$2.70	33.90

Is XMTR or FOUR more profitable?

Shift4 Payments has a net margin of 6.11% compared to Xometry's net margin of -10.20%. Shift4 Payments' return on equity of 37.05% beat Xometry's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xometry	-10.20%	-6.79%	-3.01%
Shift4 Payments	6.11%	37.05%	6.88%

Do analysts prefer XMTR or FOUR?

Xometry presently has a consensus target price of $40.44, suggesting a potential downside of 18.93%. Shift4 Payments has a consensus target price of $114.40, suggesting a potential upside of 24.98%. Given Shift4 Payments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Shift4 Payments is more favorable than Xometry.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xometry	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Shift4 Payments	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of XMTR or FOUR?

97.3% of Xometry shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Shift4 Payments shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Xometry shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Shift4 Payments shares are owned by 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 media refer more to XMTR or FOUR?

In the previous week, Xometry and Xometry both had 5 articles in the media. Xometry's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Shift4 Payments' score of 1.22 indicating that Xometry is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xometry	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Shift4 Payments	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Shift4 Payments beats Xometry on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.