Evolv Technologies (EVLV) Competitors

PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV) are both computer hardware companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PAR or EVLV?

PAR Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Evolv Technologies. Evolv Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PAR Technology, 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	$349.98M	6.09	-$4.99M	-$2.25	-23.33
Evolv Technologies	$103.86M	12.24	-$54.02M	-$0.28	-27.68

Is PAR or EVLV more profitable?

PAR Technology has a net margin of -20.64% compared to Evolv Technologies' net margin of -73.04%. PAR Technology's return on equity of -3.16% beat Evolv Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PAR Technology	-20.64%	-3.16%	-1.90%
Evolv Technologies	-73.04%	-72.11%	-33.04%

Do analysts prefer PAR or EVLV?

PAR Technology presently has a consensus target price of $80.57, indicating a potential upside of 53.50%. Evolv Technologies has a consensus target price of $8.88, indicating a potential upside of 14.52%. Given PAR Technology's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PAR or EVLV?

66.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Evolv Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, PAR or EVLV?

PAR Technology has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PAR or EVLV?

In the previous week, PAR Technology had 3 more articles in the media than Evolv Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for PAR Technology and 12 mentions for Evolv Technologies. Evolv Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat PAR Technology's score of 0.28 indicating that Evolv Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PAR Technology	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Evolv Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

PAR Technology beats Evolv Technologies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.