PAR vs. NATL, DBD, VYX, ATEN, EVLV, SSYS, CRSR, CTLP, ZEPP, and ALLT
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), A10 Networks (ATEN), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Stratasys (SSYS), Corsair Gaming (CRSR), Cantaloupe (CTLP), Zepp Health (ZEPP), and Allot (ALLT). 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.
NCR Atleos has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PAR Technology has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.76%. PAR Technology has a consensus price target of $78.43, suggesting a potential upside of 106.96%. Given PAR Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than NCR Atleos.
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.
88.7% of NCR Atleos shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of NCR Atleos shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, NCR Atleos had 1 more articles in the media than PAR Technology. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NCR Atleos and 2 mentions for PAR Technology. NCR Atleos' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat PAR Technology's score of -0.23 indicating that NCR Atleos is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
NCR Atleos beats PAR Technology on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PAR) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff