EVLV vs. PAR, DBD, VYX, ATEN, CRSR, CTLP, SSYS, MITK, KOPN, and DDD
Should you be buying Evolv Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evolv Technologies include PAR Technology (PAR), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), NCR Voyix (VYX), A10 Networks (ATEN), Corsair Gaming (CRSR), Cantaloupe (CTLP), Stratasys (SSYS), Mitek Systems (MITK), Kopin (KOPN), and 3D Systems (DDD). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Evolv Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV) and PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) are both computer hardware companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.
Evolv Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.17%. PAR Technology has a consensus target price of $79.86, suggesting a potential upside of 14.94%. Given PAR Technology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than Evolv Technologies.
In the previous week, Evolv Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than PAR Technology. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Evolv Technologies and 5 mentions for PAR Technology. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Evolv Technologies' score of 0.61 indicating that PAR Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PAR Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Evolv Technologies. PAR Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evolv Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
PAR Technology has a net margin of -2.88% compared to Evolv Technologies' net margin of -38.97%. PAR Technology's return on equity of -3.90% beat Evolv Technologies' return on equity.
Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PAR Technology has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.
66.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of Evolv Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
PAR Technology beats Evolv Technologies on 10 of the 17 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:EVLV) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
