3D Systems Earnings Preview: 4 Things to Watch

3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) is slated to report its second-quarter 2017 earnings after the market closes on Wednesday, August 2. If all goes as planned, it will be the first of the two largest publicly traded pure-play 3D printing companies to report, as Stratasys is on deck for August 9.

Shares of 3D Systems are up nearly 29% in 2017 and in the green 31% for the one-year period through July 26. For context, Stratasys stock has gained nearly 50% in 2017 and nearly 26% for the same one-year period. The S&P 500 has returned 11.9% and 16.7%, respectively, in 2017 and over the last year.

Here are the year-ago quarterly results to use as benchmarks.

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