Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR – Get Free Report) and QXO (NYSE:QXO – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
Risk and Volatility
Xometry has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QXO has a beta of 2.32, meaning that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Xometry and QXO”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Xometry | $807.53 million | 5.53 | -$61.74 million | ($0.60) | -143.52 |
| QXO | $9.90 billion | 1.29 | -$279.40 million | ($0.90) | -13.64 |
Xometry has higher earnings, but lower revenue than QXO. Xometry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QXO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Xometry and QXO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Xometry | -3.82% | -2.88% | -1.29% |
| QXO | -5.17% | 2.41% | 1.20% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Xometry and QXO, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Xometry | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2.58 |
| QXO | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2.94 |
Xometry presently has a consensus target price of $108.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.81%. QXO has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 128.11%. Given QXO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe QXO is more favorable than Xometry.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
97.3% of Xometry shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of QXO shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.1% of Xometry shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.0% of QXO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
QXO beats Xometry on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About QXO
QXO, Inc. operates as a business application, technology, and consulting company in North America. The company provides solutions for accounting and business management, financial reporting, enterprise resource planning, human capital management, warehouse management systems, customer relationship management, and business intelligence. It also offers value-added services that focuses on consulting and professional, specialized programming, training, and technical support services. In addition, the company provides information technology managed services, such as cybersecurity, application hosting, disaster recovery, business continuity, cloud, and other services; and data back-up, network maintenance, and upgrade services. It serves small and medium-sized businesses primarily in the manufacturing, distribution, and service industries. QXO, Inc. is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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