CTLP vs. PAR, VYX, DBD, ATEN, CRSR, SSYS, DDD, EVLV, MITK, and KOPN
Should you be buying Cantaloupe stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cantaloupe include PAR Technology (PAR), NCR Voyix (VYX), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), A10 Networks (ATEN), Corsair Gaming (CRSR), Stratasys (SSYS), 3D Systems (DDD), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Mitek Systems (MITK), and Kopin (KOPN). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
Cantaloupe vs.
PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and Cantaloupe (NASDAQ:CTLP) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.
In the previous week, PAR Technology had 2 more articles in the media than Cantaloupe. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for PAR Technology and 2 mentions for Cantaloupe. Cantaloupe's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat PAR Technology's score of 0.67 indicating that Cantaloupe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
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.
PAR Technology has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cantaloupe has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PAR Technology currently has a consensus target price of $79.25, indicating a potential upside of 27.38%. Cantaloupe has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.74%. Given PAR Technology's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than Cantaloupe.
75.8% of Cantaloupe shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of PAR Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Cantaloupe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Cantaloupe received 42 more outperform votes than PAR Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.28% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave Cantaloupe an outperform vote.
Summary
Cantaloupe beats PAR Technology on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CTLP) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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