Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) Competitors

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

Does the media favor PAR or DBD?

In the previous week, PAR Technology had 25 more articles in the media than Diebold Nixdorf. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for PAR Technology and 8 mentions for Diebold Nixdorf. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Diebold Nixdorf's score of -0.09 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	9 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Diebold Nixdorf	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAR or DBD?

Diebold Nixdorf received 194 more outperform votes than PAR Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.28% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote while only 58.69% of users gave Diebold Nixdorf an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PAR Technology	Outperform Votes 255 60.28%	Underperform Votes 168 39.72%
Diebold Nixdorf	Outperform Votes 449 58.69%	Underperform Votes 316 41.31%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PAR or DBD?

97.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of PAR Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by company 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, PAR or DBD?

PAR Technology has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diebold Nixdorf has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PAR or DBD?

PAR Technology currently has a consensus target price of $77.38, indicating a potential upside of 6.99%. Diebold Nixdorf has a consensus target price of $57.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.70%. Given Diebold Nixdorf's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Diebold Nixdorf	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PAR or DBD?

Diebold Nixdorf has higher revenue and earnings than PAR Technology. 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	$415.82M	6.32	-$69.75M	-$0.25	-289.27
Diebold Nixdorf	$3.76B	0.41	$1.38B	$0.13	312.18

Is PAR or DBD more profitable?

Diebold Nixdorf has a net margin of 0.13% compared to PAR Technology's net margin of -0.66%. Diebold Nixdorf's return on equity of 21.14% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PAR Technology	-0.66%	-8.99%	-4.62%
Diebold Nixdorf	0.13%	21.14%	5.59%

Summary

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