3D Systems Corporation (DDD): Today's Featured Industrial Goods Winner

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3D Systems Corporation (DDD) pushed the Industrial Goods sector higher today making it today's featured industrial goods winner. The sector as a whole was unchanged today. By the end of trading, 3D Systems Corporation rose 59 cents (1.6%) to $36.96 on average volume. Throughout the day, 4.1 million shares of 3D Systems Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 4.7 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $36.41-$37.70 after having opened the day at $37.16 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $36.37. Other companies within the Industrial Goods sector that increased today were: Energy Recovery (ERII), up 13.1%, Chart Industries (GTLS), up 10.8%, Xinyuan Real Estate (XIN), up 9%, and Broadwind Energy (BWEN), up 8.7%.

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3D Systems Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and servicing of 3D printers and related products, print materials, and services. 3D Systems Corporation has a market cap of $3.23 billion and is part of the industrial industry. The company has a P/E ratio of 74.7, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 2.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are four analysts that rate 3D Systems Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and three rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates 3D Systems Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, increase in net income, good cash flow from operations and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.

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On the negative front, Granite Construction (GVA), down 11.6%, Ultralife Batteries (ULBI), down 6%, Omega Flex (OFLX), down 5.8%, and Ecotality (ECTY), down 5%, were all laggards within the industrial goods sector with Fastenal Company (FAST) being today's industrial goods sector laggard.

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