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 SSYS may have slightly outperformed 3D Systems 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.