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Par Technology Corp (NYSE: PAR) closed the day trading at $54.61 up 6.66% from the previous closing price of $51.2. In other words, the price has increased by $6.66 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. PAR stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.61 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $51.57.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of PAR, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.49 and its Current Ratio is at 1.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.44.
On August 12, 2024, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $45 to $60.
Stephens Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on June 13, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $46 to $60.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 10 ’25 when MENAR BRYAN A sold 6,500 shares for $66.75 per share. The transaction valued at 433,875 led to the insider holds 71,481 shares of the business.
Singh Narinder sold 1,500 shares of PAR for $101,355 on Jun 09 ’25. The Director now owns 12,789 shares after completing the transaction at $67.57 per share. On Jun 10 ’25, another insider, BRYAN A MENAR, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 6,500 shares for $67.55 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PAR now has a Market Capitalization of 2216133888 and an Enterprise Value of 2530751488. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.054 whereas that against EBITDA is -51.964.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PAR is 1.66, which has changed by -0.0063682795 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1513431 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PAR has reached a high of $82.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $46.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.57%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, PAR traded about 613.13K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PAR traded about 1264980 shares per day. A total of 40.58M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.77M. Insiders hold about 2.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.04% stake in the company. Shares short for PAR as of 1753920000 were 5263029 with a Short Ratio of 8.58, compared to 1751241600 on 5304383. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5263029 and a Short% of Float of 13.239999.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Par Technology Corp (PAR) reflects the collective analysis of 7.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.04, with high estimates of $0.13 and low estimates of -$0.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.24 and -$0.31 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.02. EPS for the following year is $0.64, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $0.84 and $0.01.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $112.17M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $114.43M to a low estimate of $109.9M. As of the current estimate, Par Technology Corp’s year-ago sales were $96.75MFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $118.19M. There is a high estimate of $121.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $113.6M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PAR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $450.65M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $439.8M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $446.62M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $349.98MBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $510.87M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $533.35M and the low estimate is $493.9M.