Corsair Gaming (CRSR) Competitors

Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ:CRSR) and PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

Does the media favor CRSR or PAR?

In the previous week, Corsair Gaming had 2 more articles in the media than PAR Technology. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Corsair Gaming and 5 mentions for PAR Technology. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Corsair Gaming's score of 0.90 indicating that PAR Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corsair Gaming	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PAR Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CRSR or PAR?

25.7% of Corsair Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. 58.4% of Corsair Gaming shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, CRSR or PAR?

PAR Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Corsair Gaming. PAR Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corsair Gaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Corsair Gaming	$1.35B	0.75	-$99.18M	-$0.93	-10.33
PAR Technology	$383.77M	6.89	-$69.75M	-$0.13	-502.45

Which has more risk & volatility, CRSR or PAR?

Corsair Gaming has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PAR Technology has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRSR or PAR?

PAR Technology received 201 more outperform votes than Corsair Gaming when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.32% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote while only 58.49% of users gave Corsair Gaming an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corsair Gaming	Outperform Votes 62 58.49%	Underperform Votes 44 41.51%
PAR Technology	Outperform Votes 263 60.32%	Underperform Votes 173 39.68%

Is CRSR or PAR more profitable?

PAR Technology has a net margin of -0.66% compared to Corsair Gaming's net margin of -7.53%. Corsair Gaming's return on equity of -4.62% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corsair Gaming	-7.53%	-4.62%	-2.37%
PAR Technology	-0.66%	-8.99%	-4.62%

Do analysts rate CRSR or PAR?

Corsair Gaming currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.06%. PAR Technology has a consensus target price of $79.86, indicating a potential upside of 22.26%. Given PAR Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than Corsair Gaming.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corsair Gaming	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
PAR Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

PAR Technology beats Corsair Gaming on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.