ExOne Co (XONE), Organovo Holdings Inc (ONVO): 2 Extremely Expensive 3-D Printers, Are They Worth It?

With the kind of potential, you can understand why investors are excited. The stock currently trades for a monstrous 370 times revenue, and the stock is incredibly volatile.

Investors should also be aware that over the past 12 months, the company has generated only about $1.3 million in revenue. The average NFL player alone makes more money in a year than this entire company has ever made! And revenue from grants also makes up a large portion of that revenue.

What’s a Fool to do?

If this is an industry that interests you, and you like the cutting edge take that Organovo Holdings Inc (NYSEMKT:ONVO) and ExOne are taking, keep up the research. If you decide these are good investments, enter with eyes wide open, and be sure not to allocate more money than you’re comfortable with toward the companies.

The article 2 Extremely Expensive 3-D Printers: Are They Worth It? originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Brian Stoffel.

Fool contributor Brian Stoffel owns shares of 3D Systems and Stratasys. The Motley Fool recommends 3D Systems, Stratasys, and ExOne; owns shares of 3D Systems and Stratasys; and has options on 3D Systems.

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