PAR Technology (PAR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PAR Technology Corporation provides technology solutions for restaurants and other foodservice businesses. Its products are designed to support front-of-house and back-of-house operations, including point-of-sale transactions, payment processing, customer engagement, loyalty programs, workforce management, inventory management and restaurant analytics.

The company’s platform includes Brink POS, a cloud-based point-of-sale system for restaurant operators, as well as PAR Pay payment solutions and customer engagement technology associated with Punchh. PAR’s offerings are used by enterprise restaurant brands, franchise operators and other foodservice organizations to manage operations and improve interactions with customers across digital and in-store channels.

PAR Technology was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New Hartford, New York. The company has evolved from its earlier work in government and defense-related technology into a provider focused largely on restaurant technology. Its solutions serve restaurant businesses in North America and international markets through direct relationships and channel partners.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.02 to $18.92
• 50-Day Range: $15.25 to $19.74
• 52-Week Range: $11.59 to $44.56
• Volume: 847,088 shs
• Average Volume: 1.41 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $745.97 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $24.61
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PAR Technology Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PAR Technology scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 237th out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PAR Technology has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

PAR Technology has a consensus price target of $24.61, representing about 36.5% upside from its current price of $18.04.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PAR Technology has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PAR Technology are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.13) to $0.34 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PAR Technology is -10.25, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PAR Technology is -10.25, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PAR Technology has a P/B Ratio of 0.89. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

22.70% of the float of PAR Technology has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PAR Technology has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.12, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PAR Technology has recently decreased by 5.52%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

PAR Technology does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

PAR Technology does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, PAR Technology will have a dividend payout ratio of 91.18% in the coming year. This indicates that PAR Technology may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

PAR Technology has a news sentiment score of 0.56. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for PAR Technology this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for PAR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added PAR Technology to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $187,356.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0251% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PAR Technology insiders have bought 1,487.42% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $199,952.00 in company stock and sold $12,596.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.30% of the stock of PAR Technology is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

PAR Technology has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:PAR
• CIK: 708821
• Web: www.partech.com
• Phone: (315) 738-0600
• Fax: 315-738-0562
• Employees: 1,809
• Year Founded: 1968

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PAR Technology: $24.61
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.76)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$84.46 million
• Net Margins: -14.52%
• Pretax Margin: -13.79%
• Return on Equity: -1.62%
• Return on Assets: -0.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.52
• Current Ratio: 2.21
• Quick Ratio: 1.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $455.55 million
• Price / Sales: 1.64
• Cash Flow: $0.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 30.12
• Book Value: $20.33 per share
• Price / Book: 0.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 41,360,000
• Free Float: 40,412,000
• Market Cap: $745.97 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.33