PAR Technology (PAR) Competitors

PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and NCR Atleos (NYSE:NATL) are both mid-cap computer hardware companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media refer more to PAR or NATL?

In the previous week, PAR Technology had 5 more articles in the media than NCR Atleos. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for PAR Technology and 4 mentions for NCR Atleos. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat NCR Atleos' score of 0.41 indicating that PAR Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PAR Technology	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NCR Atleos	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, PAR or NATL?

PAR Technology has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NCR Atleos has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PAR or NATL?

88.7% of NCR Atleos shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of NCR Atleos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PAR or NATL?

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
PAR Technology	$349.98M	6.09	-$4.99M	-$2.25	-23.36
NCR Atleos	$4.32B	0.68	$91M	$1.76	22.82

Is PAR or NATL 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
PAR Technology	-20.64%	-3.16%	-1.90%
NCR Atleos	3.09%	80.62%	4.08%

Do analysts prefer PAR or NATL?

PAR Technology currently has a consensus price target of $78.43, indicating a potential upside of 49.21%. NCR Atleos has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.09%. Given PAR Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than NCR Atleos.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PAR Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
NCR Atleos	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

NCR Atleos beats PAR Technology on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.