PAR vs. DBD, VYX, ATEN, CRSR, SSYS, CTLP, EVLV, MITK, DDD, and RDCM
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 RADCOM (RDCM). These companies are all part of the "computer hardware" industry.
PAR Technology vs.
PAR Technology (NYSE:PAR) and Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.
Diebold Nixdorf received 193 more outperform votes than PAR Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.37% of users gave PAR Technology an outperform vote while only 58.86% of users gave Diebold Nixdorf an outperform vote.
PAR Technology currently has a consensus price target of $81.86, indicating a potential upside of 48.21%. Diebold Nixdorf has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 68.07%. Given Diebold Nixdorf's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Diebold Nixdorf is more favorable than PAR Technology.
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.
PAR Technology has a beta of 1.95, suggesting that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diebold Nixdorf has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PAR Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Diebold Nixdorf pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. PAR Technology pays out -206.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diebold Nixdorf pays out -90.9% 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.
In the previous week, PAR Technology had 6 more articles in the media than Diebold Nixdorf. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for PAR Technology and 2 mentions for Diebold Nixdorf. Diebold Nixdorf's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat PAR Technology's score of 0.97 indicating that Diebold Nixdorf is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
97.0% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of PAR Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Diebold Nixdorf shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
Diebold Nixdorf beats PAR Technology on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PAR) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
