MNTX vs. DM, IVAC, ASYS, SOTK, VLD, CVV, TRT, ERII, ACMR, and ASML
Should you be buying Manitex International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Manitex International include Desktop Metal (DM), Intevac (IVAC), Amtech Systems (ASYS), Sono-Tek (SOTK), Velo3D (VLD), CVD Equipment (CVV), Trio-Tech International (TRT), Energy Recovery (ERII), ACM Research (ACMR), and ASML (ASML). These companies are all part of the "special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Manitex International (NASDAQ:MNTX) and Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends and risk.
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.
46.0% of Manitex International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Desktop Metal shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Manitex International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Desktop Metal shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Manitex International has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Desktop Metal has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Manitex International has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Desktop Metal's net margin of -170.77%. Manitex International's return on equity of 18.93% beat Desktop Metal's return on equity.
In the previous week, Desktop Metal had 3 more articles in the media than Manitex International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Desktop Metal and 1 mentions for Manitex International. Manitex International's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Desktop Metal's score of -0.10 indicating that Manitex International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Manitex International presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.45%. Desktop Metal has a consensus price target of $1.25, suggesting a potential upside of 155.10%. Given Desktop Metal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Desktop Metal is more favorable than Manitex International.
Summary
Manitex International beats Desktop Metal on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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