Comparing Spirax Group (OTCMKTS:SPXSY) & Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR)

Spirax Group (OTCMKTS:SPXSY) and Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.4% of Spirax Group 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Spirax Group and Xometry”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spirax Group	$2.13 billion	6.55	$244.34 million	N/A	N/A
Xometry	$545.53 million	4.60	-$50.40 million	($1.23)	-40.15

Spirax Group has higher revenue and earnings than Xometry.

Risk and Volatility

Spirax Group has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Xometry has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Spirax Group and Xometry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spirax Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Xometry	-10.20%	-6.79%	-3.01%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Spirax Group and Xometry, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spirax Group	0	1	0	1	3.00
Xometry	1	4	5	0	2.40

Xometry has a consensus price target of $41.22, suggesting a potential downside of 16.54%. Given Xometry’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Xometry is more favorable than Spirax Group.

Summary

Spirax Group beats Xometry on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Spirax Group

Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc provides engineered solutions it operates through three segments: Steam Thermal Solutions; Electric Thermal Solutions; and Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions. The company offers industrial and commercial steam systems, including condensate management, controls, and thermal energy management products and solutions for heating, curing, cooking, drying, cleaning, sterilizing, space heating, humidifying, vacuum packing, and producing hot water; electrical process heating and temperature management solutions, such as industrial heaters and systems, heat tracing, and various component technologies for industrial processes; and peristaltic and niche pumps and associated fluid path technologies, including tubing, and specialty filling systems and products for single-use applications. It serves pharmaceutical and biotechnology, food, beverage, oil, gas, chemical, power generation, healthcare, water and wastewater, buildings, mining and precious metal processing, semiconductor, and transport sectors, as well as original equipment manufacturers. The company sells its products directly, as well as through distributors. It operates in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; the Asia Pacific; and the Americas. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Cheltenham, the United Kingdom.

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.