Cantaloupe (CTLP) Competitors

PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and Cantaloupe (NASDAQ:CTLP) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.

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

75.8% of Cantaloupe shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of PAR Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Cantaloupe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor PAR or CTLP?

In the previous week, PAR Technology had 4 more articles in the media than Cantaloupe. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for PAR Technology and 6 mentions for Cantaloupe. Cantaloupe's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat PAR Technology's score of 0.88 indicating that Cantaloupe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PAR Technology	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cantaloupe	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PAR or CTLP?

Cantaloupe has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PAR Technology. PAR Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cantaloupe, 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	6.48	-$69.75M	-$0.15	-375.76
Cantaloupe	$285.11M	1.98	$11.99M	$0.20	38.55

Do analysts recommend PAR or CTLP?

PAR Technology currently has a consensus price target of $81.86, indicating a potential upside of 45.23%. Cantaloupe has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 62.13%. Given Cantaloupe's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cantaloupe 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
Cantaloupe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, PAR or CTLP?

PAR Technology has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cantaloupe has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PAR or CTLP more profitable?

Cantaloupe has a net margin of 5.40% compared to PAR Technology's net margin of -0.66%. Cantaloupe's return on equity of 8.36% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PAR Technology	-0.66%	-8.99%	-4.62%
Cantaloupe	5.40%	8.36%	4.85%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PAR or CTLP?

Cantaloupe received 40 more outperform votes than PAR Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.37% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote while only 60.16% of users gave Cantaloupe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PAR Technology	Outperform Votes 262 60.37%	Underperform Votes 172 39.63%
Cantaloupe	Outperform Votes 302 60.16%	Underperform Votes 200 39.84%

Summary

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