A10 Networks (ATEN) Competitors

PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PAR or ATEN?

A10 Networks received 47 more outperform votes than PAR Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.32% of users gave A10 Networks an outperform vote while only 60.37% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PAR Technology	Outperform Votes 262 60.37%	Underperform Votes 172 39.63%
A10 Networks	Outperform Votes 309 67.32%	Underperform Votes 150 32.68%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PAR or ATEN?

A10 Networks has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PAR Technology. PAR Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than A10 Networks, 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	7.17	-$69.75M	-$0.15	-415.90
A10 Networks	$261.70M	4.94	$50.14M	$0.67	26.10

Is PAR or ATEN more profitable?

A10 Networks has a net margin of 19.16% compared to PAR Technology's net margin of -0.66%. A10 Networks' return on equity of 23.44% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PAR Technology	-0.66%	-8.99%	-4.62%
A10 Networks	19.16%	23.44%	12.60%

Is PAR or ATEN a better dividend stock?

PAR Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. A10 Networks pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. PAR Technology pays out -206.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A10 Networks pays out 35.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media prefer PAR or ATEN?

In the previous week, PAR Technology and PAR Technology both had 8 articles in the media. A10 Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat PAR Technology's score of 1.22 indicating that A10 Networks 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
A10 Networks	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer PAR or ATEN?

PAR Technology currently has a consensus target price of $81.86, suggesting a potential upside of 31.21%. A10 Networks has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.10%. Given PAR Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PAR Technology is more favorable than A10 Networks.

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
A10 Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, PAR or ATEN?

PAR Technology has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A10 Networks has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PAR or ATEN?

98.6% of A10 Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of PAR Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of A10 Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

A10 Networks beats PAR Technology on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.