Atlas Copco (OTCMKTS:ATLKY – Get Free Report) and Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Atlas Copco and Xometry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Atlas Copco | 15.70% | 24.94% | 13.21% |
| Xometry | -8.99% | -5.49% | -2.24% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Atlas Copco and Xometry, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Atlas Copco | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Xometry | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2.36 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.0% of Atlas Copco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Xometry shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Xometry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Atlas Copco and Xometry”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Atlas Copco | $17.21 billion | 4.99 | $2.70 billion | $0.55 | 32.02 |
| Xometry | $686.63 million | 3.08 | -$61.74 million | ($1.22) | -33.48 |
Atlas Copco has higher revenue and earnings than Xometry. Xometry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Copco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Atlas Copco has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xometry has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Atlas Copco beats Xometry on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Atlas Copco
Atlas Copco AB provides compressed air and gas, vacuum, energy, dewatering and industrial pump, industrial power tool, and assembly and machine vision solutions in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania. It operates through Compressor Technique, Vacuum Technique, Industrial Technique, and Power Technique segments. The company offers piston compressors, oil-free tooth and scroll compressors, rotary screw compressors, oil-free blowers, oil-free centrifugal compressors, gas and process compressors, air and gas treatment equipment, expanders and pumps, and medical air solutions. It also provides oil-sealed rotary vane, dry, and liquid ring vacuum pumps; turbomolecular and cryogenic pumps; abatement and integrated systems; industrial assembly tools and solutions; self-pierce riveting solutions; adhesive dispensing and flow drill fastening equipment; material removal tools, and drills and other pneumatic products; machine vision solutions; construction and demolition tools; mobile compressors, generators, and energy storage systems; and industrial flow, portable power, portable flow, and portable air products, as well as specialty rental services. The company serves the semiconductor and flat panel, industrial manufacturing, civil engineering, demolition, exploration drilling, automotive, off-highway vehicles, electronics, aerospace, energy, food, pharmaceutical, textile, and other industries. Atlas Copco AB was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in Nacka, Sweden.
About Xometry
Xometry, Inc. operates an online marketplace that enables buyers to source custom-manufactured parts and assemblies in the United States and internationally. It provides computer numerical control manufacturing, sheet metal forming, and sheet cutting; 3D printing, including fused deposition modeling, direct metal laser sintering, PolyJet, stereolithography, selective laser sintering, binder jetting, carbon digital light synthesis, multi jet fusion, and lubricant sublayer photo-curing; and die casting, stamping, injection molding, urethane casting, tube cutting, and tube bending, as well as finishing services, rapid prototyping, and high-volume production services. It serves aerospace, healthcare, robotics, industrial, defense, energy, automotive, government, education, and consumer goods industries. The company was formerly known as NextLine Manufacturing Corp. and changed its name to Xometry, Inc. in June 2015. Xometry, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in North Bethesda, Maryland.
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