Kone Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY) versus 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) Critical Contrast

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) and Kone Oyj (OTCMKTS:KNYJY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

3D Systems has a beta of 2.77, meaning that its stock price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kone Oyj has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares 3D Systems and Kone Oyj’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3D Systems	-14.15%	-19.56%	-8.92%
Kone Oyj	8.61%	41.07%	11.11%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.5% of 3D Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of 3D Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares 3D Systems and Kone Oyj”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
3D Systems	$386.90 million	1.14	$29.88 million	($0.41)	-6.49
Kone Oyj	$12.72 billion	2.24	$1.11 billion	$1.11	28.33

Kone Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than 3D Systems. 3D Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kone Oyj, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for 3D Systems and Kone Oyj, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
3D Systems	1	0	3	0	2.50
Kone Oyj	3	3	1	1	2.00

3D Systems currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 106.77%. Given 3D Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe 3D Systems is more favorable than Kone Oyj.

Summary

Kone Oyj beats 3D Systems on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 3D Systems

3D Systems Corporation provides 3D printing and digital manufacturing solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers 3D printers technologies, such as stereolithography, selective laser sintering, direct metal printing, multi jet printing, color jet printing, polymer extrusion, and extrusion and SLA based bioprinting that transform digital data input generated by 3D design software, computer aided design (CAD) software, or other 3D design tools into printed parts. It also develops, blends, and markets various print materials, such as plastic, nylon, metal, composite, elastomeric, wax, polymeric dental materials, and biocompatible materials. In addition, the company provides digital design tools, including software, scanners, and haptic devices, as well as solutions for product design, simulation, mold and die design, 3D scan-to-print, reverse engineering, production machining, metrology, and inspection and manufacturing workflows under the Geomagic brand. Further, it offers 3D Sprint and 3DXpert, a proprietary software to prepare and optimize CAD data and manage the additive manufacturing processes, which provides automated support building and placement, build platform management, print simulation, and print queue management; and Bioprint Pro, a software solution that allows researchers to design and bioprint repeatable experiments. Additionally, the company provides maintenance and training services; manufacturing services; and software and precision healthcare services. It primarily serves companies and small and midsize businesses in medical, dental, automotive, aerospace, durable goods, government, defense, technology, jewelry, electronic, education, consumer goods, energy, biotechnology, and other industries through direct sales force, channel partners, and appointed distributors. 3D Systems Corporation was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

About Kone Oyj

KONE Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the elevator and escalator business worldwide. The company provides elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors. It offers maintenance services; and modernization solutions. In addition, the company offers KONE Office Flow, a connected solution that allows for personalized user experiences and touch-free access; health and well-being solutions for elevators, escalators, and doors; KONE Access, an access control system, which is integrated with elevator system and building doors; KONE Destination, a destination control system that reduce waiting and travel times; KONE infotainment, a communication channel for building tenants and visitors; and monitoring solutions that enable real-time inspection of elevators and escalators. Further, it provides people flow planning and consulting services; solutions for special buildings and large projects; cybersecurity solutions; and energy solutions for greener buildings. KONE Oyj was founded in 1908 and is based in Espoo, Finland.