With Little Fanfare, This 3D Printing Stock Has Gained Over 100% in a Year

3D printing stocks in general are having a good 2017 after getting clobbered for several years. But one stock in the group stands out above the rest for its superior one-year performance: Materialise (NASDAQ: MTLS).

The stock of the Belgium-based 3D printing company, which went public in June 2014, has gained a whopping nearly 107% in the one-year period through July 24. This performance far outpaces that of the three other pure plays that have market caps of at least $100 million and are listed on major U.S. stock exchanges -- 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD), Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS), and ExOne -- as well as the performance of manufacturing service provider Proto Labs, which has a fairly substantial and growing 3D printing business.

Source: Fool.com