Analyzing Tri-Tech (OTCMKTS:TRITF) & Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR)

Tri-Tech (OTCMKTS:TRITF) and Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Tri-Tech has a beta of 31.54, indicating that its stock price is 3,054% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xometry has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.3% of Xometry shares are held by institutional investors. 44.3% of Tri-Tech shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Xometry shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Tri-Tech and Xometry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri-Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A
Xometry	-10.20%	-6.79%	-3.01%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Tri-Tech and Xometry, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tri-Tech	0	0	0	0	0.00
Xometry	1	4	5	0	2.40

Xometry has a consensus price target of $41.22, indicating a potential downside of 12.33%. Given Tri-Tech’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Tri-Tech is more favorable than Xometry.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tri-Tech and Xometry”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tri-Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Xometry	$545.53 million	4.38	-$50.40 million	($1.23)	-38.23

Tri-Tech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Xometry.

Summary

Tri-Tech beats Xometry on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tri-Tech

Tri-Tech Holding Inc. provides consulting, engineering, procurement, construction, and technical services. Its Water, Wastewater Treatment and Municipal Infrastructure segment procures and constructs build-transfer processing equipment and processing control systems for the municipal water supply and distribution, wastewater treatment, and gray water recycling activities; and offers municipal facilities engineering and operation management services for related infrastructure construction projects. The company's Industrial Pollution Control and Safety segment provides systems for volatile organic compounds abatement, odor control, water and wastewater treatment, water recycling facilities design, engineering, procurement, and construction for oil, gas, petrochemical, and power industries. The company serves government, state-owned entities, and commercial clients. Tri-Tech Holding Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

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.