VLD vs. MNTX, CVV, DM, LAKE, ARC, TSE, VTNR, DNMR, RSSS, and ACNT
Should you be buying Velo3D stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Velo3D include Manitex International (MNTX), CVD Equipment (CVV), Desktop Metal (DM), Lakeland Industries (LAKE), ARC Document Solutions (ARC), Trinseo (TSE), Vertex Energy (VTNR), Danimer Scientific (DNMR), Research Solutions (RSSS), and Ascent Industries (ACNT). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
Velo3D (NYSE:VLD) and Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings and risk.
Manitex International has a net margin of 2.52% compared to Velo3D's net margin of -173.20%. Manitex International's return on equity of 16.98% beat Velo3D's return on equity.
Velo3D has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manitex International has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Manitex International has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.20%. Given Manitex International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Manitex International is more favorable than Velo3D.
Velo3D has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Manitex International. Velo3D is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manitex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Velo3D had 13 more articles in the media than Manitex International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Velo3D and 3 mentions for Manitex International. Manitex International's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Velo3D's score of -0.35 indicating that Manitex International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
87.5% of Velo3D shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of Manitex International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Velo3D shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Manitex International shares are held by 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.
Manitex International received 311 more outperform votes than Velo3D when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.18% of users gave Manitex International an outperform vote while only 18.18% of users gave Velo3D an outperform vote.
Summary
Manitex International beats Velo3D on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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