PAR vs. NATL, DBD, VYX, EVLV, ATEN, SSYS, CRSR, CTLP, ZEPP, and KOPN
Should you be buying PAR Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PAR Technology include NCR Atleos (NATL), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), NCR Voyix (VYX), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), A10 Networks (ATEN), Stratasys (SSYS), Corsair Gaming (CRSR), Cantaloupe (CTLP), Zepp Health (ZEPP), and Kopin (KOPN). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
PAR Technology vs. Its Competitors
NCR Atleos (NYSE:NATL) and PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) are both computer hardware companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
NCR Atleos has higher revenue and earnings than PAR Technology. PAR Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NCR Atleos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
NCR Atleos has a net margin of 3.09% compared to PAR Technology's net margin of -20.64%. NCR Atleos' return on equity of 80.62% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.
NCR Atleos has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PAR Technology has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, PAR Technology had 4 more articles in the media than NCR Atleos. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for PAR Technology and 2 mentions for NCR Atleos. NCR Atleos' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat PAR Technology's score of -0.08 indicating that NCR Atleos is being referred to more favorably in the media.
88.7% of NCR Atleos shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of NCR Atleos 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
NCR Atleos currently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.07%. PAR Technology has a consensus target price of $74.57, suggesting a potential upside of 103.66%. Given PAR Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than NCR Atleos.
Summary
NCR Atleos beats PAR Technology on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PAR) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff