Comparing Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) and Generation Hemp (OTCMKTS:GENH)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Generation Hemp and Xometry’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Generation Hemp	$680,000.00	36.83	-$9.82 million	N/A	N/A
Xometry	$463.41 million	1.63	-$67.47 million	($1.36)	-11.46

Generation Hemp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Xometry.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Generation Hemp	-674.14%	-15,656.36%	-195.12%
Xometry	-13.68%	-15.90%	-7.54%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.3% of Xometry shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.9% of Generation Hemp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Xometry shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Generation Hemp and Xometry, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Generation Hemp	0	0	0	0	N/A
Xometry	0	2	3	0	2.60

Xometry has a consensus target price of $24.40, suggesting a potential upside of 56.61%. Given Xometry’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xometry is more favorable than Generation Hemp.

Volatility & Risk

Generation Hemp has a beta of -0.38, indicating that its share price is 138% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xometry has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Xometry beats Generation Hemp on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Generation Hemp

Evergreen Sustainable Enterprises, Inc. operates as a hemp company. It engages in leases warehouse space to hemp seed growers. The company was founded on July 28, 2008 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

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.