Critical Analysis: Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) and Chykingyoung Investment Development (OTCMKTS:CHYI)

Chykingyoung Investment Development (OTCMKTS:CHYI) and Xometry (NASDAQ:XMTR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Chykingyoung Investment Development and Xometry”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chykingyoung Investment Development	$840,000.00	134.38	-$46.77 million	N/A	N/A
Xometry	$463.41 million	3.91	-$67.47 million	($1.05)	-34.84

Chykingyoung Investment Development has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Xometry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.3% of Xometry shares are held by institutional investors. 34.6% of Chykingyoung Investment Development shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of Xometry shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Chykingyoung Investment Development and Xometry, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chykingyoung Investment Development	0	0	0	0	0.00
Xometry	1	2	6	0	2.56

Xometry has a consensus price target of $33.33, indicating a potential downside of 8.88%. Given Xometry’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Xometry is more favorable than Chykingyoung Investment Development.

Volatility & Risk

Chykingyoung Investment Development has a beta of 4.93, indicating that its share price is 393% more 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.

Profitability

This table compares Chykingyoung Investment Development and Xometry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chykingyoung Investment Development	-369.33%	N/A	N/A
Xometry	-9.72%	-10.16%	-4.74%

About Chykingyoung Investment Development

Chykingyoung Investment Development Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, OneWorld Hotel Destination Service Inc., provides Internet hotel booking services. The company offers a proprietary online hotel booking program for connecting users with available rooms in hotels worldwide. It primarily serves travel agents in Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, and Montreal, Canada. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

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.