Xometry (XMTR) Competitors

Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, XMTR or LYFT?

Xometry has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lyft has a beta of 2.2, indicating that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, XMTR or LYFT?

Lyft has higher revenue and earnings than Xometry. Xometry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lyft, 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	3.26	-$50.40M	-$0.99	-35.40
Lyft	$5.79B	1.07	$22.78M	$0.15	98.40

Is XMTR or LYFT more profitable?

Lyft has a net margin of 0.95% compared to Xometry's net margin of -8.52%. Lyft's return on equity of 11.28% beat Xometry's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xometry	-8.52%	-8.30%	-3.83%
Lyft	0.95%	11.28%	1.50%

Does the media refer more to XMTR or LYFT?

In the previous week, Lyft had 15 more articles in the media than Xometry. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Lyft and 3 mentions for Xometry. Xometry's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Lyft's score of 0.02 indicating that Xometry is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xometry	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lyft	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in XMTR or LYFT?

97.3% of Xometry shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.1% of Lyft shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Xometry shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Lyft shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer XMTR or LYFT?

Xometry presently has a consensus price target of $35.78, indicating a potential upside of 2.08%. Lyft has a consensus price target of $16.78, indicating a potential upside of 13.66%. Given Lyft's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lyft is more favorable than Xometry.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xometry	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Lyft	1 Sell rating(s)	24 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24

Summary

Lyft beats Xometry on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.