Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) versus Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) Head to Head Survey

Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) and Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Boise Cascade and Xometry”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boise Cascade	$6.40 billion	0.37	$132.84 million	$3.41	19.79
Xometry	$686.63 million	9.03	-$61.74 million	($0.34)	-351.79

Boise Cascade has higher revenue and earnings than Xometry. Xometry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boise Cascade, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Boise Cascade and Xometry, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boise Cascade	3	3	2	0	1.88
Xometry	1	3	8	1	2.69

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus target price of $88.17, suggesting a potential upside of 30.68%. Xometry has a consensus target price of $124.55, suggesting a potential upside of 4.13%. Given Boise Cascade’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Xometry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of Xometry shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Boise Cascade shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of Xometry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Boise Cascade and Xometry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boise Cascade	1.83%	6.18%	3.78%
Xometry	-1.97%	0.18%	0.09%

Risk and Volatility

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xometry has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Boise Cascade beats Xometry on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Boise Cascade

Boise Cascade is a wood products manufacturer and wholesale distributor of building materials. Its Wood Products segment makes engineered wood products, plywood, lumber and particleboard for residential and other construction markets. Through its Building Materials Distribution segment, the company supplies lumber, panels, engineered wood products and other construction materials to dealers and builders. Its distribution network serves customers across the United States. Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Boise, Idaho, Boise Cascade has grown from a regional forest products business into a company spanning manufacturing and building materials distribution.

About Xometry

Xometry, Inc. operates a digital marketplace that connects businesses needing custom-manufactured parts with a network of manufacturing suppliers. Its platform uses automated quoting and matching tools to help customers source parts and production services. Services available through the marketplace include CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, injection molding, and other manufacturing processes. Xometry also offers related services such as product sourcing and procurement tools, and operates Thomasnet, an online platform for discovering and evaluating industrial suppliers.