š 3D Systems Stock Skyrockets: Hereās the Fuel Behind the Frenzy
Wall Street's latest adrenaline rush? 3D Systems shares just went verticalāhere's why the bulls are charging.
Short sellers got steamrolled
No fancy footworkājust a classic squeeze play. When a stock this beaten-down catches a bid, even hedge fund managers start sweating through their Bespoke suits.
The 3D printing renaissance no one predicted
Turns out manufacturing hasn't gone the way of the dodo. Aerospace and healthcare contracts are breathing life into what analysts wrote off as a pandemic fad.
Bonus reality check: Let's see how long this lasts before the next 'disruptive tech' earnings call sends everyone scrambling for exits. Some things never changeāexcept stock prices, apparently.
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3D Q2
The news was actually worse than that...but also a bit better.
Worse because revenue of $94.8 million represented a 14% decline year over year. But better because the $0.07 loss 3D incurred in Q2 2025 was only a non-GAAP number. When earnings are calculated according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), 3D earned $0.57 per share profit for the quarter, putting profits in the green for the first half of 2025.
It's this surprise GAAP profit, I suspect, that's got investors excited about 3D stock today. Management said profit was driven by three things in particular:
- Gains on the sale of the Geomagic software platform
- Gains on the extinguishment of debt at a discount
- Improved operating performance
Management noted its efforts to cut costs are "on track to support a return to positive cash FLOW in 2026" as well.
Is 3D stock a buy?
Investors need to be aware that 3D Systems is still probably going to lose money this year, according to analyst forecasts -- and next year, too. It's also unclear if "positive cash Flow in 2026" means free cash flow will be positive as well.
I suspect it won't be. Still, 3D is making some improvements this year. If it keeps doing that, the stock might eventually turn into a "buy" again.
