Insider Selling: 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) CEO Sells $376,530.00 in Stock

3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD) CEO Jeffrey Graves sold 115,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.26, for a total value of $376,530.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,314,241 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,284,425.66. This trade represents a 8.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

3D Systems Price Performance

Shares of DDD opened at $3.17 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 2.27 and a current ratio of 3.40. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $3.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $2.65. 3D Systems Corporation has a 52-week low of $1.70 and a 52-week high of $4.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $526.70 million, a PE ratio of -7.73 and a beta of 2.73.

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) last announced its earnings results on Monday, August 3rd. The 3D printing company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.06) by $0.02. 3D Systems had a negative net margin of 14.15% and a negative return on equity of 19.56%. The firm had revenue of $94.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $94.01 million. Sell-side analysts predict that 3D Systems Corporation will post -0.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting 3D Systems

Here are the key news stories impacting 3D Systems this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its FY2026 EPS forecast to a loss of $0.23 from $0.41, and its FY2027 estimate to a loss of $0.22 from $0.45.
• Positive Sentiment: The firm also sharply improved its FY2028 forecast to a loss of $0.21 per share from $0.42. Quarterly estimates were raised for Q3 2026, Q4 2026, Q1–Q4 2027, and Q1–Q2 2028, with several revisions reducing projected losses by $0.05 to $0.08 per share.
• Positive Sentiment: The upgraded estimates indicate expectations for continued operating improvement and a potentially faster path toward profitability, which may be encouraging for investors in the 3D-printing company.
• Neutral Sentiment: Despite the upgrades, Zacks still expects 3D Systems to remain unprofitable through FY2028, and the current full-year consensus forecast remains a loss of $0.32 per share.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on DDD. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $5.00 price target on shares of 3D Systems in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Craig Hallum upgraded 3D Systems from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $6.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut 3D Systems from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in 3D Systems by 20.5% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,881,311 shares of the 3D printing company’s stock valued at $3,537,000 after purchasing an additional 320,427 shares during the period. Penn Capital Management Company LLC increased its position in 3D Systems by 992.1% during the fourth quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC now owns 1,292,379 shares of the 3D printing company’s stock worth $2,288,000 after acquiring an additional 1,174,038 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in 3D Systems by 16.2% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,159,550 shares of the 3D printing company’s stock worth $2,180,000 after acquiring an additional 161,643 shares during the period. UBS Group AG raised its stake in 3D Systems by 83.1% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 2,117,975 shares of the 3D printing company’s stock worth $3,749,000 after purchasing an additional 961,166 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GC Wealth Management RIA LLC acquired a new stake in 3D Systems in the 1st quarter worth about $86,000. 64.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About 3D Systems

3D Systems, founded in 1986 by stereolithography pioneer Chuck Hull, is a leading provider of additive manufacturing solutions. Headquartered in Rock Hill, South Carolina, the company develops and sells a broad range of 3D printers, materials, software, and on-demand manufacturing services. Its core technologies include stereolithography (SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS), direct metal printing (DMP), and multi-jet printing (MJP), enabling customers to build prototypes, production parts, and complex geometries across a variety of industries.

The company’s hardware portfolio spans desktop to production-scale systems designed for applications in aerospace, automotive, healthcare, consumer products, and education.