A10 Networks (ATEN) Competitors

A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) and PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Is ATEN or PAR a better dividend stock?

A10 Networks pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. PAR Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. A10 Networks pays out 35.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PAR Technology pays out -238.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ATEN or PAR?

98.6% of A10 Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of A10 Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PAR Technology 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 stronger earnings and valuation, ATEN or PAR?

A10 Networks has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PAR Technology. PAR Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than A10 Networks, 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
A10 Networks	$267.16M	4.77	$50.14M	$0.67	26.36
PAR Technology	$383.77M	6.55	-$69.75M	-$0.13	-477.69

Do analysts prefer ATEN or PAR?

A10 Networks currently has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.57%. PAR Technology has a consensus target price of $79.86, indicating a potential upside of 28.59%. Given PAR Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than A10 Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
A10 Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
PAR Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is ATEN or PAR more profitable?

A10 Networks has a net margin of 19.16% compared to PAR Technology's net margin of -0.66%. A10 Networks' return on equity of 23.44% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
A10 Networks	19.16%	23.44%	12.60%
PAR Technology	-0.66%	-8.99%	-4.62%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATEN or PAR?

A10 Networks received 48 more outperform votes than PAR Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.60% of users gave A10 Networks an outperform vote while only 60.32% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
A10 Networks	Outperform Votes 311 66.60%	Underperform Votes 156 33.40%
PAR Technology	Outperform Votes 263 60.32%	Underperform Votes 173 39.68%

Does the media refer more to ATEN or PAR?

In the previous week, PAR Technology had 5 more articles in the media than A10 Networks. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for PAR Technology and 2 mentions for A10 Networks. A10 Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat PAR Technology's score of 1.06 indicating that A10 Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
A10 Networks	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PAR Technology	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ATEN or PAR?

A10 Networks has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% 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.

Summary

A10 Networks beats PAR Technology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.