PAR Technology (PAR) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer PAR or SMCI?

PAR Technology currently has a consensus price target of $77.38, indicating a potential upside of 6.99%. Super Micro Computer has a consensus price target of $66.89, indicating a potential upside of 260.03%. Given Super Micro Computer's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Super Micro Computer 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
Super Micro Computer	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.12

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PAR or SMCI?

84.1% of Super Micro Computer shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of PAR Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of Super Micro Computer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is PAR or SMCI more profitable?

Super Micro Computer has a net margin of 8.09% compared to PAR Technology's net margin of -0.66%. Super Micro Computer's return on equity of 30.57% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PAR Technology	-0.66%	-8.99%	-4.62%
Super Micro Computer	8.09%	30.57%	17.07%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAR or SMCI?

PAR Technology received 215 more outperform votes than Super Micro Computer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.28% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave Super Micro Computer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PAR Technology	Outperform Votes 255 60.28%	Underperform Votes 168 39.72%
Super Micro Computer	Outperform Votes 40 36.36%	Underperform Votes 70 63.64%

Which has more volatility & risk, PAR or SMCI?

PAR Technology has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Super Micro Computer has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer PAR or SMCI?

In the previous week, Super Micro Computer had 30 more articles in the media than PAR Technology. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Super Micro Computer and 33 mentions for PAR Technology. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Super Micro Computer's score of 0.32 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
Super Micro Computer	20 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	24 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PAR or SMCI?

Super Micro Computer has higher revenue and earnings than PAR Technology. PAR Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Super Micro Computer, 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
Super Micro Computer	$14.94B	0.70	$1.21B	$1.99	9.33

Summary

Super Micro Computer beats PAR Technology on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.