Evolv Technologies (EVLV) Competitors

PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV) 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, community ranking, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAR or EVLV?

PAR Technology received 252 more outperform votes than Evolv Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.11% of users gave Evolv Technologies an outperform vote while only 60.32% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PAR Technology	Outperform Votes 263 60.32%	Underperform Votes 173 39.68%
Evolv Technologies	Outperform Votes 11 61.11%	Underperform Votes 7 38.89%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PAR or EVLV?

66.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, PAR or EVLV?

PAR Technology has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PAR or EVLV more profitable?

PAR Technology has a net margin of -0.66% compared to Evolv Technologies' net margin of -21.42%. PAR Technology's return on equity of -8.99% beat Evolv Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PAR Technology	-0.66%	-8.99%	-4.62%
Evolv Technologies	-21.42%	-28.57%	-14.76%

Does the media prefer PAR or EVLV?

In the previous week, Evolv Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than PAR Technology. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Evolv Technologies and 9 mentions for PAR Technology. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Evolv Technologies' score of 0.59 indicating that PAR Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PAR Technology	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evolv Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PAR or EVLV?

PAR Technology currently has a consensus target price of $79.86, suggesting a potential upside of 15.07%. Evolv Technologies has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential downside of 14.26%. Given PAR Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than Evolv Technologies.

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
Evolv Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PAR or EVLV?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PAR Technology	$383.77M	7.32	-$69.75M	-$0.13	-533.85
Evolv Technologies	$103.87M	8.72	-$106.25M	-$0.35	-15.83

Summary

PAR Technology beats Evolv Technologies on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.