Financial Review: NextMart (OTCMKTS:NXMR) versus Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR)

Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) and NextMart (OTCMKTS:NXMR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.3% of Xometry shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Xometry shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.4% of NextMart shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xometry	-9.72%	-10.16%	-4.74%
NextMart	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Xometry and NextMart, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xometry	1	2	6	0	2.56
NextMart	0	0	0	0	0.00

Xometry presently has a consensus price target of $35.78, indicating a potential upside of 6.32%. Given Xometry’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Xometry is more favorable than NextMart.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Xometry	$573.81 million	2.97	-$67.47 million	($0.99)	-33.99
NextMart	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

NextMart has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xometry.

Volatility & Risk

Xometry has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NextMart has a beta of -0.49, meaning that its stock price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Xometry beats NextMart on 6 of the 10 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 NextMart

NextMart, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, it was involved in the art event and art media direct marketing; art-themed products design and marketing; and art themed real estate development businesses. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.