Shapeways (NYSE:SHPW – Get Rating) and Kid Brands (OTCMKTS:KIDBQ – Get Rating) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Shapeways and Kid Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
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| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Shapeways | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Kid Brands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Shapeways currently has a consensus target price of $3.19, suggesting a potential upside of 464.76%.
Risk & Volatility
Shapeways has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kid Brands has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Shapeways and Kid Brands' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Shapeways | $33.62 million | 0.83 | $1.76 million | ($0.28) | -2.02 |
| Kid Brands | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Shapeways has higher revenue and earnings than Kid Brands.
Profitability
This table compares Shapeways and Kid Brands' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Shapeways | -47.77% | -23.43% | -20.81% |
| Kid Brands | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
25.3% of Shapeways shares are held by institutional investors. 29.3% of Shapeways shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.5% of Kid Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Shapeways beats Kid Brands on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Shapeways
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Shapeways Holdings, Inc. facilitates the design, manufacture, and sale of 3D printed products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers an end-to-end digital manufacturing platform on which the users can transform digital designs into physical products under the Otto brand. It provides additive manufacturing services, such as 3D printing, rapid prototyping, and design services; and traditional manufacturing services, including injection molding, sheet metal, urethane and vacuum casting, CNC machining, and machine tooling. It also offers selective laser sintering materials, which include nylon 12, thermoplastic polyurethane, nylon 11, nylon 6 mineral filled, and polypropylene; binder jetting materials consisting of stainless steel and sandstone; multi-jet fusion materials; stereolithography materials, such as accura 60, accura xtreme, and accura xtreme white 200; selective laser melting material, including aluminum; material jetting materials, such as fine detail plastic, multi-color polyjet, and high definition full color; and wax casting materials comprising copper, platinum, gold, silver, bronze, brass, rhodium plated brass, and gold plated brass. The company serves the medical, consumer, robotics, architecture, aerospace, gaming, drones, education, and jewelry industries. Shapeways Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is based in Long Island City, New York.
About Kid Brands
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Kid Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, imports, markets, and distributes infant and juvenile consumer products. The company offers infant bedding and related nursery accessories and décor, such as blankets, rugs, mobiles, nightlights, hampers, lamps, and wall art, as well as nursery appliances, diaper bags, and spa/bath products art under the Kids Line, Carter's, Disney, CoCaLo Baby, CoCaLo Couture, and CoCaLo Naturals brands. It also provides cribs, mattresses, and other nursery furniture under the BabiItalia, Europa Baby, Bonavita, Graco, and Serta brands; and developmental toys and feeding products, bath and baby care items, and baby gear with features that address the various stages of an infant's early years under the Sassy, Carter's, Disney, Garanimals, and Kokopax brands. In addition, the company markets a range of products under various licenses, including Carter's, Disney, Graco, and Serta. Kid Brands, Inc. sells its products through its own direct sales force, as well as through independent representatives and distributors to retail customers in the United States and internationally, including mass merchandisers, baby superstores, specialty stores, department stores, and boutiques. The company was formerly known as Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kid Brands, Inc. in September 2009. Kid Brands, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Rutherford, New Jersey. On June 18, 2014, Kid Brands, Inc., along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
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