CTLP vs. PAR, DBD, VYX, ATEN, CRSR, EVLV, SSYS, MITK, ALLT, and KOPN
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), Corsair Gaming (CRSR), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Stratasys (SSYS), Mitek Systems (MITK), Allot (ALLT), and Kopin (KOPN). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Cantaloupe vs. Its Competitors
PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and Cantaloupe (NASDAQ:CTLP) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.
PAR Technology has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cantaloupe has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cantaloupe has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
In the previous week, PAR Technology and PAR Technology both had 1 articles in the media. Cantaloupe's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat PAR Technology's score of 0.65 indicating that Cantaloupe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PAR Technology presently has a consensus price target of $79.86, suggesting a potential upside of 13.68%. Cantaloupe has a consensus price target of $12.24, suggesting a potential upside of 10.87%. Given PAR Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than Cantaloupe.
75.8% of Cantaloupe shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Cantaloupe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company 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.
Summary
Cantaloupe beats PAR Technology on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CTLP) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff