3Dx Industries (OTCMKTS:DDDX) and GEA Group (OTCMKTS:GEAGF) Financial Survey

3Dx Industries (OTCMKTS:DDDX) and GEA Group (OTCMKTS:GEAGF) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for 3Dx Industries and GEA Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
3Dx Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00
GEA Group	0	2	0	0	2.00

Profitability

This table compares 3Dx Industries and GEA Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3Dx Industries	-171.91%	N/A	N/A
GEA Group	7.32%	18.25%	7.44%

Risk and Volatility

3Dx Industries has a beta of 3.62, suggesting that its stock price is 262% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GEA Group has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares 3Dx Industries and GEA Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
3Dx Industries	$290,000.00	4.60	-$560,000.00	($0.01)	-1.21
GEA Group	$5.87 billion	2.18	$416.65 million	N/A	N/A

GEA Group has higher revenue and earnings than 3Dx Industries.

Summary

GEA Group beats 3Dx Industries on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 3Dx Industries

3DX Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells consumer and corporate products using an additive manufacturing method through 3D metal printing technology, and conventional precision manufacturing processes. The company was formerly known as Amarok Resources, Inc. and changed its name to 3DX Industries, Inc. in November 2013. 3DX Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Ferndale, Washington.

About GEA Group

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft engages in the development and production of systems and components to the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. It operates through Separation & Flow Technologies, Liquid & Power Technologies, Food & Health Technologies, Farm Technologies, and Heating & Refrigeration Technologies segments. The Separation & Flow Technologies segment manufacture process-related components and machinery including notably separators, decanters, homogenizers, valves, and pumps. The Liquid & Power Technologies segment offers brewing systems, liquid processing and filling, concentration, precision fermentation, crystallization, purification, drying, powder handling, and packaging, as well as systems for emission control for dairy, beverage, food, chemical, and other industries. The Food & Health Technologies segment engages in the preparation, marination, and processing of meat, poultry, seafood, and vegan products, pasta and confectionery products, baking, slicing, packaging, and frozen food processing for food processing industry; and provides tablet presses for pharmaceutical industry. The Farm Technologies segment offers customer solution for milk production and livestock farming, which includes automatic milking and feeding system, conventional milking solutions, manure handling, and digital herd management tool. The Heating & Refrigeration Technologies segment provides energy solution in the field of industrial refrigeration and heating for an array of industries including food, beverage, dairy, and oil and gas. The company was formerly known as mg technologies ag and changed its name to GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft in 2005. GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany.