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
PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and Cantaloupe (NASDAQ:CTLP) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
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.
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 media.
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.
PAR Technology currently has a consensus price target of $79.86, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. Cantaloupe has a consensus price target of $12.24, indicating a potential upside of 10.67%. Given PAR Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than Cantaloupe.
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.
75.8% of Cantaloupe shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Cantaloupe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
PAR Technology and Cantaloupe tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:CTLP) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
