Financial Survey: Broadwind Energy (NASDAQ:BWEN) & 3Dx Industries (OTCMKTS:DDDX)

3Dx Industries (OTCMKTS:DDDX) and Broadwind Energy (NASDAQ:BWEN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for 3Dx Industries and Broadwind Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
3Dx Industries	0	0	0	0	0.00
Broadwind Energy	0	2	1	0	2.33

Broadwind Energy has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.24%. Given Broadwind Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Broadwind Energy is more favorable than 3Dx Industries.

Risk & Volatility

3Dx Industries has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadwind Energy has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares 3Dx Industries and Broadwind Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
3Dx Industries	$260,000.00	1.90	-$400,000.00	N/A	N/A
Broadwind Energy	$158.05 million	0.58	$5.24 million	$0.22	17.68

Broadwind Energy has higher revenue and earnings than 3Dx Industries.

Profitability

This table compares 3Dx Industries and Broadwind Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3Dx Industries	-186.04%	N/A	N/A
Broadwind Energy	3.30%	-2.05%	-1.09%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.3% of Broadwind Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Broadwind Energy shares are owned by 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

Broadwind Energy beats 3Dx Industries on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 3Dx Industries

3DX Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells consumer and corporate products using an additive manufacturing method through 3D metal printing technology, and conventional precision manufacturing processes. The company was formerly known as Amarok Resources, Inc. and changed its name to 3DX Industries, Inc. in November 2013. 3DX Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Ferndale, Washington.

About Broadwind Energy

Broadwind, Inc. manufactures and sells structures, equipment, and components for clean tech and other specialized applications primarily in the United States. It operates through three segments: Heavy Fabrications, Gearing, and Industrial Solutions. The Heavy Fabrications segment provides fabrications to various industrial markets. It offers steel towers and adapters primarily to wind turbine manufacturers. Its Gearing segment provides gearing, gearboxes, and precision machined components to a range of customers in diverse markets, including surface and underground mining, wind energy, steel, material handling, infrastructure, onshore and offshore oil and gas fracking and drilling, marine, and other industrial markets. This segment also offers heat treat services for aftermarket and original equipment manufacturer applications. The Industrial Solutions segment provides supply chain solutions for offering instrumentation and controls, valve assemblies, sensor devices, fuel system components, electrical junction boxes and wiring, energy storage services, and electromechanical devices; light fabrication, inventory management, and kitting and assembly services; packaging solutions; and supply chain solutions, light fabrication, inventory management, and kitting and assembly services for combined cycle natural gas turbine market. It sells its products to the energy, mining, and infrastructure sectors through its direct sales force and independent sales agents. The company was formerly known as Broadwind Energy, Inc. and changed its name to Broadwind, Inc. in May 2020. Broadwind, Inc. is headquartered in Cicero, Illinois.