3D Systems (DDD) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DDD or CRNC?

Cerence has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 3D Systems. Cerence 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
3D Systems	$488.07M	0.99	-$370.43M	-$2.84	-1.27
Cerence	$294.48M	1.41	-$56.25M	-$0.82	-12.15

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

64.5% of 3D Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.4% of Cerence shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of 3D Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Cerence shares are owned by company 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.

Do analysts rate DDD or CRNC?

3D Systems presently has a consensus target price of $7.25, suggesting a potential upside of 108.33%. Cerence has a consensus target price of $20.83, suggesting a potential upside of 116.56%. Given Cerence's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cerence is more favorable than 3D Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
3D Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cerence	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is DDD or CRNC more profitable?

Cerence has a net margin of -8.66% compared to 3D Systems' net margin of -75.90%. Cerence's return on equity of 2.53% beat 3D Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3D Systems	-75.90%	-9.34%	-4.56%
Cerence	-8.66%	2.53%	1.38%

Does the media refer more to DDD or CRNC?

In the previous week, 3D Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Cerence. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for 3D Systems and 2 mentions for Cerence. 3D Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Cerence's score of 0.00 indicating that 3D Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DDD or CRNC?

3D Systems received 667 more outperform votes than Cerence when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.14% of users gave Cerence an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave 3D Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
3D Systems	Outperform Votes 753 59.43%	Underperform Votes 514 40.57%
Cerence	Outperform Votes 86 60.14%	Underperform Votes 57 39.86%

Which has more volatility and risk, DDD or CRNC?

3D Systems has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cerence has a beta of 2.46, suggesting that its share price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cerence beats 3D Systems on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.