Corsair Gaming (CRSR) Competitors

PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ:CRSR) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAR or CRSR?

PAR Technology received 202 more outperform votes than Corsair Gaming when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.37% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote while only 59.41% of users gave Corsair Gaming an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PAR Technology	Outperform Votes 262 60.37%	Underperform Votes 172 39.63%
Corsair Gaming	Outperform Votes 60 59.41%	Underperform Votes 41 40.59%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PAR or CRSR?

25.7% of Corsair Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of PAR Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 58.9% of Corsair Gaming shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PAR or CRSR more profitable?

PAR Technology has a net margin of -0.66% compared to Corsair Gaming's net margin of -7.53%. Corsair Gaming's return on equity of -4.62% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PAR Technology	-0.66%	-8.99%	-4.62%
Corsair Gaming	-7.53%	-4.62%	-2.37%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PAR or CRSR?

PAR Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Corsair Gaming. PAR Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corsair Gaming, 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	7.20	-$69.75M	-$0.15	-417.53
Corsair Gaming	$1.32B	0.77	-$99.18M	-$0.95	-10.18

Which has more risk and volatility, PAR or CRSR?

PAR Technology has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corsair Gaming has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer PAR or CRSR?

In the previous week, PAR Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Corsair Gaming. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for PAR Technology and 5 mentions for Corsair Gaming. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Corsair Gaming's score of 1.19 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Corsair Gaming	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PAR or CRSR?

PAR Technology currently has a consensus price target of $81.86, indicating a potential upside of 30.70%. Corsair Gaming has a consensus price target of $10.14, indicating a potential upside of 4.89%. Given PAR Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than Corsair Gaming.

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
Corsair Gaming	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

PAR Technology beats Corsair Gaming on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.