SSYS vs. PAR, DBD, VYX, ATEN, EVLV, CRSR, CTLP, MITK, KOPN, and DDD
Should you be buying Stratasys stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stratasys include PAR Technology (PAR), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), NCR Voyix (VYX), A10 Networks (ATEN), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Corsair Gaming (CRSR), Cantaloupe (CTLP), Mitek Systems (MITK), Kopin (KOPN), and 3D Systems (DDD). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Stratasys vs. Its Competitors
Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) and PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) are both computer hardware companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
Stratasys currently has a consensus price target of $12.20, suggesting a potential upside of 6.27%. PAR Technology has a consensus price target of $79.86, suggesting a potential upside of 14.99%. Given PAR Technology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than Stratasys.
75.8% of Stratasys shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Stratasys 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Stratasys has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PAR Technology has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PAR Technology has a net margin of -2.88% compared to Stratasys' net margin of -19.02%. Stratasys' return on equity of -1.86% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.
In the previous week, PAR Technology had 1 more articles in the media than Stratasys. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for PAR Technology and 5 mentions for Stratasys. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Stratasys' score of 0.70 indicating that PAR Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
PAR Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stratasys. PAR Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stratasys, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
PAR Technology beats Stratasys on 9 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:SSYS) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
