PAR vs. DBD, VYX, ATEN, CRSR, SSYS, CTLP, EVLV, MITK, DDD, and KOPN
Should you be buying PAR Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PAR Technology include Diebold Nixdorf (DBD), NCR Voyix (VYX), A10 Networks (ATEN), Corsair Gaming (CRSR), Stratasys (SSYS), Cantaloupe (CTLP), Evolv Technologies (EVLV), Mitek Systems (MITK), 3D Systems (DDD), and Kopin (KOPN). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
PAR Technology vs.
Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) and PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.
97.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of PAR Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Diebold Nixdorf pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. PAR Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Diebold Nixdorf pays out -90.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PAR Technology pays out -206.7% 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.
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.
Diebold Nixdorf presently has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.97%. PAR Technology has a consensus target price of $81.86, indicating a potential upside of 27.80%. Given Diebold Nixdorf's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Diebold Nixdorf is more favorable than PAR Technology.
In the previous week, PAR Technology had 6 more articles in the media than Diebold Nixdorf. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for PAR Technology and 3 mentions for Diebold Nixdorf. PAR Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Diebold Nixdorf's score of 0.95 indicating that PAR Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Diebold Nixdorf received 192 more outperform votes than PAR Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.37% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote while only 58.88% of users gave Diebold Nixdorf an outperform vote.
Diebold Nixdorf has a net margin of -0.44% compared to PAR Technology's net margin of -0.66%. Diebold Nixdorf's return on equity of 14.28% beat PAR Technology's return on equity.
Diebold Nixdorf has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PAR Technology has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Diebold Nixdorf beats PAR Technology on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PAR) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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