Desktop Metal (DM) Competitors

Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX) and Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, MNTX or DM?

Manitex International has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Desktop Metal has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MNTX or DM?

Desktop Metal received 55 more outperform votes than Manitex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.18% of users gave Manitex International an outperform vote while only 57.81% of users gave Desktop Metal an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Manitex International	Outperform Votes 315 66.18%	Underperform Votes 161 33.82%
Desktop Metal	Outperform Votes 370 57.81%	Underperform Votes 270 42.19%

Do analysts prefer MNTX or DM?

Manitex International currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 52.28%. Desktop Metal has a consensus target price of $1.25, indicating a potential upside of 46.94%. Given Desktop Metal's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Manitex International is more favorable than Desktop Metal.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manitex International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Desktop Metal	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MNTX or DM?

Manitex International has higher revenue and earnings than Desktop Metal. Desktop Metal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manitex International, 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
Manitex International	$291.39M	0.42	$7.36M	$0.36	16.61
Desktop Metal	$189.70M	1.48	-$323.27M	-$0.99	-0.86

Is MNTX or DM more profitable?

Manitex International has a net margin of 2.52% compared to Manitex International's net margin of -170.41%. Desktop Metal's return on equity of 16.98% beat Manitex International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manitex International	2.52%	16.98%	4.92%
Desktop Metal	-170.41%	-29.25%	-18.50%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MNTX or DM?

46.0% of Manitex International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Desktop Metal shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Manitex International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of Desktop Metal shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to MNTX or DM?

In the previous week, Manitex International and Manitex International both had 1 articles in the media. Manitex International's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Desktop Metal's score of 1.26 indicating that Desktop Metal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manitex International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Desktop Metal	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Manitex International beats Desktop Metal on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.