PAR Technology (PAR) Competitors

PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) 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 institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate PAR or DBD?

PAR Technology presently has a consensus target price of $79.86, suggesting a potential upside of 15.08%. Diebold Nixdorf has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.68%. Given Diebold Nixdorf's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diebold Nixdorf is more favorable than PAR Technology.

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
Diebold Nixdorf	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has more risk & volatility, PAR or DBD?

PAR Technology has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diebold Nixdorf has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PAR or DBD?

In the previous week, PAR Technology and PAR Technology both had 5 articles in the media. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Diebold Nixdorf's score of 0.44 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diebold Nixdorf	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, PAR or DBD?

PAR Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Diebold Nixdorf. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PAR Technology	$349.98M	8.03	-$4.99M	-$0.13	-533.77
Diebold Nixdorf	$3.75B	0.59	-$16.50M	-$0.27	-218.44

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PAR or DBD?

97.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of PAR Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PAR or DBD more profitable?

Diebold Nixdorf has a net margin of -0.28% compared to PAR Technology's net margin of -2.88%. Diebold Nixdorf's return on equity of 10.20% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PAR Technology	-2.88%	-3.90%	-2.29%
Diebold Nixdorf	-0.28%	10.20%	2.75%

Summary

Diebold Nixdorf beats PAR Technology on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.