Piper Jaffray Optimistic On 3D Printing Sector's Q2

Piper Jaffray analyst Troy Jensen issued a note Tuesday in which he called 3D printing one of the more promising "open-ended, secular growth markets."

For the second quarter, Jensen believes Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) may have slightly outperformed 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) in terms of sales but noted that both companies are likely to post "impressive product growth."

Following the note, shares of Stratasys are trading up 0.88 percent.