Financial Survey: NextMart (OTCMKTS:NXMR) vs. Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR)

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NextMart	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Xometry	$573.81 million	3.25	-$67.47 million	($0.99)	-37.12

NextMart has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Xometry.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for NextMart and Xometry, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Xometry has a consensus target price of $35.78, indicating a potential downside of 2.65%. Given Xometry’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xometry is more favorable than NextMart.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.3% of Xometry shares are held by institutional investors. 56.4% of NextMart shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Xometry shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Xometry beats NextMart on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.