PAR vs. DBD, VYX, ATEN, CRSR, SSYS, EVLV, CTLP, MITK, DDD, and KOPN
Should you be buying PAR Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PAR Technology include Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), NCR Voyix (VYX), A10 Networks (ATEN), Corsair Gaming (CRSR), Stratasys (SSYS), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Cantaloupe (CTLP), Mitek Systems (MITK), 3D Systems (DDD), and Kopin (KOPN). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
PAR Technology vs.
PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.
97.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
PAR Technology has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diebold Nixdorf has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Diebold Nixdorf has higher revenue and earnings than PAR Technology. PAR Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diebold Nixdorf, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Diebold Nixdorf has a net margin of -0.44% compared to PAR Technology's net margin of -0.66%. Diebold Nixdorf's return on equity of 14.28% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.
Diebold Nixdorf received 194 more outperform votes than PAR Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.32% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote while only 58.89% of users gave Diebold Nixdorf an outperform vote.
In the previous week, PAR Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Diebold Nixdorf. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for PAR Technology and 3 mentions for Diebold Nixdorf. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Diebold Nixdorf's score of 0.52 indicating that PAR Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
PAR Technology currently has a consensus price target of $79.86, indicating a potential upside of 21.02%. Diebold Nixdorf has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.77%. Given Diebold Nixdorf's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Diebold Nixdorf is more favorable than PAR Technology.
PAR Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Diebold Nixdorf pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. PAR Technology pays out -238.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diebold Nixdorf pays out -148.1% 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.
Summary
Diebold Nixdorf beats PAR Technology on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PAR) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
