CTLP vs. PAR, DBD, VYX, ATEN, EVLV, CRSR, SSYS, MITK, KOPN, and RDCM
Should you be buying Cantaloupe stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cantaloupe include PAR Technology (PAR), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), NCR Voyix (VYX), A10 Networks (ATEN), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Corsair Gaming (CRSR), Stratasys (SSYS), Mitek Systems (MITK), Kopin (KOPN), and Radcom (RDCM). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Cantaloupe vs. Its Competitors
Cantaloupe (NASDAQ:CTLP) and PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.
75.8% of Cantaloupe shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Cantaloupe shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Cantaloupe has a net margin of 20.47% compared to PAR Technology's net margin of -2.88%. Cantaloupe's return on equity of 9.02% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.
Cantaloupe has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PAR Technology has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cantaloupe currently has a consensus target price of $12.24, suggesting a potential upside of 10.67%. PAR Technology has a consensus target price of $79.86, suggesting a potential upside of 14.87%. Given PAR Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than Cantaloupe.
In the previous week, PAR Technology had 3 more articles in the media than Cantaloupe. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PAR Technology and 1 mentions for Cantaloupe. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Cantaloupe's score of 0.75 indicating that PAR Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Cantaloupe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PAR Technology. PAR Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cantaloupe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Cantaloupe and PAR Technology tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:CTLP) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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