3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) Vs. LSPD, DBX, CTXS, PCOR, MANH, BKI, GWRE, PLAN, SMAR, and GLBE
Should you be buying 3D Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 3D Systems include Lightspeed POS (LSPD), Dropbox (DBX), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Procore Technologies (PCOR), Manhattan Associates (MANH), Black Knight (BKI), Guidewire Software (GWRE), Anaplan (PLAN), Smartsheet (SMAR), and Global-e Online (GLBE). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.
3D Systems vs.
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) and Dropbox (NASDAQ:DBX) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Dropbox has a net margin of -8.73% compared to 3D Systems' net margin of -9.27%. Dropbox's return on equity of 108.39% beat 3D Systems' return on equity.
3D Systems has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dropbox has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
3D Systems received 405 more outperform votes than Dropbox when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.64% of users gave Dropbox an outperform vote while only 60.65% of users gave 3D Systems an outperform vote.
3D Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dropbox. 3D Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dropbox, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Dropbox had 6 more articles in the media than 3D Systems. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Dropbox and 7 mentions for 3D Systems. Dropbox's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat 3D Systems' score of -0.42 indicating that Dropbox is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
66.5% of 3D Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Dropbox shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of 3D Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Dropbox shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
3D Systems presently has a consensus target price of $27.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.18%. Dropbox has a consensus target price of $35.75, indicating a potential upside of 19.17%. Given Dropbox's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dropbox is more favorable than 3D Systems.
Summary
Dropbox beats 3D Systems on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DDD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment >-1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) vs. Its Competitors
3D Systems Competitors List
