Velo3D (VLD) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Comparison

Velo3D (NYSE:VLD – Get Rating) is one of 38 publicly-traded companies in the “Special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Velo3D to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Velo3D and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Velo3D	$27.44 million	-$107.09 million	-0.60
Velo3D Competitors	$2.83 billion	$454.74 million	14.61

Velo3D’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Velo3D. Velo3D is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Velo3D and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Velo3D	1	0	2	0	2.33
Velo3D Competitors	343	1122	1634	44	2.44

Velo3D currently has a consensus target price of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 162.10%. As a group, “Special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 53.27%. Given Velo3D’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Velo3D is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Velo3D and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Velo3D	N/A	-81.59%	-18.26%
Velo3D Competitors	9.04%	0.98%	3.37%

Volatility and Risk

Velo3D has a beta of 2.7, suggesting that its stock price is 170% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Velo3D’s rivals have a beta of 1.12, suggesting that their average stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

56.4% of Velo3D shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of shares of all “Special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.2% of shares of all “Special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Velo3D rivals beat Velo3D on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About Velo3D (Get Rating)

Velo3D, Inc. produces metal additive three dimensional printers in the United States and internationally. The company's printers enable the production of components for space rockets, jet engines, fuel delivery systems, and other high value metal parts, which it sells or leases to customers for use in their businesses. It offers Flow, a proprietary software platform, which scans part designs for geometrical features; Sapphire and Sapphire XC printers; Assure, a quality control system software platform that includes process metrologies; and Intelligent Fusion, an underlying manufacturing process that unifies and manages the information flow, sensor data from approximately 950 sensors, and the advanced printing technology for precision control of the entire print. The company also provides support services. Its customers range from small- and medium-sized enterprises to Fortune 500 companies in the space, aviation, defense, energy, and industrial markets. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.