Cantaloupe (CTLP) 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, PAR or CTLP?

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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PAR or CTLP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PAR Technology	$383.77M	7.41	-$4.99M	-$0.13	-540.38
Cantaloupe	$268.60M	3.00	$11.99M	$0.79	13.97

Does the media prefer PAR or CTLP?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PAR Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cantaloupe	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend PAR or CTLP?

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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PAR Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Cantaloupe	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PAR or CTLP?

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.

Is PAR or CTLP more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PAR Technology	-2.88%	-3.90%	-2.29%
Cantaloupe	20.47%	9.02%	5.45%

Summary

Cantaloupe beats PAR Technology on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.