Shapeways (NYSE:SHPW – Get Rating) is one of 31 publicly-traded companies in the “Miscellaneous manufacturing industries” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Shapeways to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Shapeways and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Shapeways | $33.62 million | $1.76 million | -1.40 |
| Shapeways Competitors | $1.59 billion | $103.63 million | 51.76 |
Shapeways’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Shapeways. Shapeways 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.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
25.3% of Shapeways shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of shares of all “Miscellaneous manufacturing industries” companies are owned by institutional investors. 29.3% of Shapeways shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of shares of all “Miscellaneous manufacturing industries” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Shapeways has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shapeways’ rivals have a beta of 0.28, indicating that their average share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Shapeways and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Shapeways | -26.66% | -20.23% | -17.91% |
| Shapeways Competitors | -119.10% | -14.91% | -10.37% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Shapeways and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Shapeways | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Shapeways Competitors | 49 | 160 | 380 | 6 | 2.58 |
Shapeways currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 374.72%. As a group, “Miscellaneous manufacturing industries” companies have a potential upside of 32.49%. Given Shapeways’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Shapeways is more favorable than its rivals.
Summary
Shapeways rivals beat Shapeways on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
About Shapeways
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Shapeways Holdings, Inc. facilitates the design, manufacture, and sale of 3D printed products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers an end-to-end digital manufacturing platform on which the users can transform digital designs into physical products under the Otto brand. It provides additive manufacturing services, such as 3D printing, rapid prototyping, and design services; and traditional manufacturing services, including injection molding, sheet metal, urethane and vacuum casting, CNC machining, and machine tooling. It also offers selective laser sintering materials, which include nylon 12, thermoplastic polyurethane, nylon 11, nylon 6 mineral filled, and polypropylene; binder jetting materials consisting of stainless steel and sandstone; multi-jet fusion materials; stereolithography materials, such as accura 60, accura xtreme, and accura xtreme white 200; selective laser melting material, including aluminum; jetting materials, such as fine detail plastic, multi-color polyjet, and high definition full color; and wax casting materials comprising copper, platinum, gold, silver, bronze, brass, rhodium plated brass, and gold plated brass. The company serves the medical, consumer, robotics, architecture, aerospace, gaming, drones, education, and jewelry industries. Shapeways Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Long Island City, New York.
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