PAR Technology (PAR) 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NATL or PAR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NCR Atleos	$4.32B	0.65	$91M	$1.76	21.56
PAR Technology	$349.98M	4.25	-$4.99M	-$2.25	-16.27

Is NATL or PAR more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NCR Atleos	3.09%	80.62%	4.08%
PAR Technology	-20.64%	-3.16%	-1.90%

Which has more risk & volatility, NATL or PAR?

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.

Does the media prefer NATL or PAR?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NCR Atleos	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PAR Technology	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NATL or PAR?

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.

Do analysts rate NATL or PAR?

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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NCR Atleos	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
PAR Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

NCR Atleos beats PAR Technology on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.